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@danb5234
2 жыл бұрын
Had the same refrigerator. I ended up finding the issue and had the RV shop replace this part. Very simply, when you open the right or the left door (one at a time) slowly open it. See if the middle flap (door flapper) is flat - mine would stick partially open intermittently not allowing the refrigerator to get cold enough. I chased this issue for months and months before I finally figured it out. They replaced the door flapper and never had the problem again. We are down in Texas and it gets very hot! No problem keeping things cold anymore!
@chrisschiel6741
2 жыл бұрын
Fans will work better if you mount them in the upper vent and blow outwards. They will cause an updraft to ventilate from the bottom up. Also won't suck in rain water like yours do now.
@bobwadsworth4799
2 жыл бұрын
A tip that helped our fridge even more. Have one fan blowing out and one fan blowing it. It actually circulates the air better in that compartment for even better fridge performance. But you have to spread them apart about 4" - 6".
@alanbolla8443
2 жыл бұрын
A fan at the top of the fridge chimney helps dissipate heat 👍👍
@bobwadsworth4799
2 жыл бұрын
@@alanbolla8443 That is very true. But our camper didn't have a vent at the top. We both agree, that air circulation no matter how achieved is better than just a one-way push or pull.
@chadlumpkin2375
2 жыл бұрын
Came to recommend this as well. I have a fresh air in at the bottom and a hot air out at the top. I can't believe this isn't standard OEM practice. I also added a fan inside that clips to the cooling fins. Made a drastic improvement.
@curtwalp5120
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe look into refrigerator defender. It is pricey but works well. It took me a couple hours to install but I think well worth the money. It doesn't run all the time, only when needed. It works well on my gas/ electric dometic.
@brianlucht
2 жыл бұрын
Did you have to add an outlet or was there a plug for each fan available?
@donkiml5805
2 жыл бұрын
We did a couple of upgrades to our RV refrigerator. I put one and a half inches of foam insulating board on top of the refrigerator. There was enough space to slide it in there. That made a huge difference because the sun beating on top of the slide then wasn't heating up the top of the freezer. Second thing was I put in a fan just on the upper vent. The air is being pulled in the bottom vent and pushing out the top vent. I hooked the fan to a thermostat control. When it got to a certain temperature it would turn on and when it got to a cooler temperature it would turn off. In addition I hooked it up to a RF switch which has a fob. It had two leads on the RF switch. One was hooked to the fan and the other was hooked to a light that I put on the slide. I could turn the fan on and off if I wanted to and I now had a light on that side of the trailer. So when it was really dark I had some light to do something like with the sewer system as an example.
@gordoeinstein
2 жыл бұрын
👍🏼
@davidjohoson8397
2 жыл бұрын
I follow a lot of full-time RV KZitem channels but I have to say I love your channel the best because Carl is Goofy and always making me laugh.. Carl you are one of them people that everyone loves to be around... You and your wife Nae Nae make a great team and you guys are lucky to have each other... Keep up the great videos and God bless!
@KevinandKimOutdoorAdventures
2 жыл бұрын
Karl just love your editing of your videos with all your B-roll and snippet videos you add. It cracks me up how you can take a maintenance video and just make it so fun. We have been with you from earlier on towards the beginning.You guys are still nailing it. Safe travels!
@kajenr6353
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making me smile! First time commenting, My hubby and I are planning the big size down and getting a RV. I've watched you guys for awhile now. Can't wait to apply what I have learned from you! Thanks for sharing! Hope y'all are safe thru the Hurricane!!!
@HappilyEverHanks
2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you for being here! We appreciate you both! We hope you are safe as well. Keep these great comments coming 🤗 Cheers!
@paigeybarbo991
2 жыл бұрын
All your content has been so HELPFUL!! We are saying “what would Carl & Ney Ney say to do🤣 Thank you
@brucewallace3860
2 жыл бұрын
One beautiful thing about buying new last fall was the unit came w/a 12V fridge. It creates perfect size food cooler for the two of us - we camp about 20-24 weeks a year (not consecutive) and so far…..its better.
@susandumais8563
2 жыл бұрын
We, too, just bought our first RV with a 12V fridge. Wondering how this works with boondocking?
@camperbum
2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing, plus I put a fan inside the fridge, tap into the power going to the light, also changed the cover on the roof to Exhaust the hot air more, our fridge can hold 34 to 38 degrees almost all day in hot weather. Good luck, their's alot of videos to watch and yours is top notch...
@NormRidg
2 жыл бұрын
Ours came with top vent fans. We added a battery operated fan that was made for RV fridge. Helps keep air moving when fridge gets full. Really helps.
@AdmiralPreparedness
2 жыл бұрын
I installed window screening to the covers to the refrigerator and water heater access covers to stop nesting bees and wasps. Works great!
@luciastan64
2 жыл бұрын
As a former nurse, I’m picturing you in a clinic setting and I can just imagine you being this talkative with your patients!😂 Any comments from the docs you’d like to share? 😊 Love watching you guys. Keep the vids coming and be safe.
@mikedehnisch9878
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for ALL the information and fun. We are are soon-to-be empty-nesters. Thinking to dip dip are toes into weekend RVing traveling around to watch our son play college baseball. LOVE your content!!
@BestDogAdventures
2 жыл бұрын
We really like the 12volt compressor fridge. Gets cold quickly and stays cold no matter how hot it is outside.
@michellejohnson9741
2 жыл бұрын
Love the great advice we will be adding a fan outdoor and inside as you suggested previously # Thanks So much Kyle !!!! Missing Ney Ney, Glad to see Dex is doing better 🙏, Also #Thanks Hanks for sharing all the deets!!! And not charging a join fee. Thanks for keeping it real 💯
@SirAdamMeek
2 жыл бұрын
Hope you both were safe during Ian! Thanks Hanks, for the tips!
@otradventuresontheroadrv7056
2 жыл бұрын
Such a great tip "Carl". I have helped a few people along our travels with the same tip. We have a fan inside and outside. I also appreciate your plastic cutting boards in the back of the freezer. That makes De-icing must easier. I hope you guys were safe where you were in Florida. Safe travels Hanks.
@rigsnrvs
2 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual! You always are entertaining to watch while delivering valuable content. Safe travels everyone!
@zjitterbug
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Have you thought about changing to a compressor style fridge so you don't have to deal with a propane/ammonia fridge?
@rustystrong6816
2 жыл бұрын
Our 2021 GD has fans up inside the wall behind the fridge but I like Kyles’ placement better. Way to go Carl ! 👍
@claravanderzouwen5640
Жыл бұрын
same here. We just bought our 2017 Forest River Rockwood Ultra Light this spring. Was so excited to get the larger size frig. Previous owner placed the 4 fan unit inside on the fins and there also are fans in the chimney to draw hot air up. There is also some metal duct material forcing the hot air to go into the black condenser at the top vent. Sadly our frig will not stay cold. It fluctuates between 36 and 60 degrees! Plus the fans in the chimney are quite noisy inside the RV:( We've cleaned any fuzz or debris out. reset the frig. Also, while driving to our campsite with the frig on Gas, it warmed up to 56 degrees within 3 hours. Very worried about food going bad and kinda wished I had my old smaller frig back now:( It was ALWAYS ice cold!
@bottle1211
2 жыл бұрын
"RV life is just life itself wrapped up in a little cocoon called a RV." - Carl. Year of Lord 2022.
@katrinaperry1807
2 жыл бұрын
We just abandoned our trip because we lost shore power. 😭😭 Our camper is brand new and we are so disappointed. Love this video, because we noticed the fridge wasn't as cold as I would prefer. I'll be looking into fans for that area asap!
@jtoepke9763
2 жыл бұрын
12 volt computer fans free from thrown away cpu
@stanandstansfriend6019
2 жыл бұрын
I had an old 80s camper that had a 12 /gas fridge and I installed a small 2" computer fan on top of the cooling fins inside it to circulate the air around it completely made a huge difference and everything seemed to be a bit colder. Just food for thought.🌭🌭🌭😄
@onebarranch709
2 жыл бұрын
Than you for the "hack" at 2:17...it will help me "treemendously"!!!!!
@deborahjansson
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hanks!! We just got rid of our black mold mobile, and purchased a 2022 Grand Design Solitude!!!!
@blackhillspeeps6798
2 жыл бұрын
I recently saw a video from a RV tech who said that refrigerators are not meant to be unlevel or it can cause problems for them. Something about the freon isn't supposed to be moved around and in places that being unlevel will make it go. I've always driven with mine on and never had problems. I don't know anything about it, but just wanted to pass that along
@christopherbeckerdite4273
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Please consider eye protection when you're using the compressed air
@davidmccrory2115
2 жыл бұрын
I mounted fans at the top blowing up and out of the roof vent. This instillation pulls air in the bottom vents and out of the roof. Also, I installed an external thermostat to take the place of the thermistor and added fin fans inside of the refrigerator to circulate air. That was a game changer. Now, I grab a drink out of the RV fridge and wish that my home refrigerator cooled beverages as cold as my camper refrigerator.
@scrappersdream
2 жыл бұрын
Always educational and lots of laughs from Carl/Kyle! 😂
@garym4956
Жыл бұрын
Very entertaining! I feel like I just watched Jim Carrey doing an RV maintenance video. Thanks Hanks for the smiles!
@nz0z134
2 жыл бұрын
Switched campers this year to one with a residential fridge and it's so much better. Don't think I'd ever try to full time with an absorption fridge
@travelingsoldier4671
2 жыл бұрын
What kind rv has a residential fridge ?
@nz0z134
2 жыл бұрын
@@travelingsoldier4671 lots of them. Larger fifth wheels and class A often have an option of what kind of fridge. Mine is a cedar Creek 377bh.
@valc8758
2 жыл бұрын
@@travelingsoldier4671 The Highland Ridge Open Range 322RLS has an option for a residential fridge along with several other models.
@travelingsoldier4671
2 жыл бұрын
@@valc8758 thank you kindly
@valc8758
2 жыл бұрын
@@travelingsoldier4671 My pleasure. The option comes with the larger units. Hope your search turns out well.
@amyheflin143
2 жыл бұрын
Our frig has been struggling a good bit on our current 10 week outing that started in the summer heat. The source of our problem was a freezer and frig that were too full. Been trying to keep that side of camper in the shade and keep less stuff in the compartments. Will check the outside panel behind our frig/freezer to see if we can accommodate a fan like yours. Thanks for the great idea.
@claravanderzouwen5640
Жыл бұрын
I thought our problem was too much food as well but now that we are home I have emptied most everything out of the frig. It keeps fluctuating between 38 and 58 degrees, even with fans in the chimney and fans in the frig attached to the fins. Plus the fins are always wet. Freezer works great at least staying around 10 below.
@geminidarin1886
2 жыл бұрын
Need some of the screens to put over the vent holes to keep wasps and bugs out of there too
@Scottylal
2 жыл бұрын
#ThanksHanks! Making Thursday Great!
@HappilyEverHanks
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott!! You are the best :)
@norahollingsworth581
2 жыл бұрын
Good evening enjoyed the video brought a smile to my stressful face since I'm sitting here in Charleston South Carolina waiting for Ian to come visit squeezables to Dexter
@HappilyEverHanks
2 жыл бұрын
Aww we are so glad to hear this Nora! Stay safe ❤️ Dexter sends all his love!
@eliciamccoy3326
2 жыл бұрын
So fun to watch. Your videos cheer me up thank you so much .stay safe and enjoy your life
@brianhilligoss
2 жыл бұрын
I’m just wait for y’all to just convert to a 12v compressor fridge. Could do twin side by sides or a single abs more dry storage.
@captainkirk8806
2 жыл бұрын
Nice job Carl. I will remember this if we have fridg cooling issues.
@CmeGo
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip Hanks!!! We struggled with cooling the fridge too this year on our new to us RV. I installed a fan on the inside of the unit to circulate the cool air. I'm going to add this little trick you have too!! :) Happy trails, and until next time!
@rickrichardson5329
2 жыл бұрын
Hope ya'll are safe during IAN, yet another amazing and informative video. I believe if you do the top it will also keep any hot air from fridge out of your RV.
@derekhogan4163
2 жыл бұрын
Switched to a 12v RecPro compressor fridge last year....never going back.
@MingoMoon
2 жыл бұрын
Yup! I have not installed a fan on the bottom, but we I did install one on top to help exhaust it, it is a 12 volt fan, and I connected it to the one that is installed mid way, so when it gets to a temperature that the mid fan comes on it also turns on the upper fan to help exhaust the hot air. We also put screen on the inside of the vent covers to keep wasps from building nests. A trick to help with that is take a dog or cat flea collar and cut it into pieces that will lay at the bottom of the area to help discourage bugs from building their home there. The propane smell attracts wasps.
@opaandomascampingadventures
2 жыл бұрын
Fans are on top vent blowing air out is safer and more reliable. Fans on the bottom will disrupt the propane flame. Fan on top blowing out won’t pick up road grime like the bottom one did. But whatever works for you!!
@Masterchief68
2 жыл бұрын
Nice job! But I can’t help but think that those fans may do better mounted to the top vent and pointed out.
@lancewulfers2502
2 жыл бұрын
So do you have AC when you are hauling the RV? If not then you want to use a DC 12V fan unit so the refrigerator can get cool air when traveling and running on 12V. I performed testing after I installed our cooling fans and the refrigerator got to operating temps close to three hours faster than the no fan operation.
@BrittCHelmsSr
2 жыл бұрын
One of my dad's favorite sayings was "If at first you don't succeed.....read the instructions." 🤣
@katiacleroux7376
2 жыл бұрын
We also had to change a fuse in the back of ours, but we'll try this out since we're still having a hard time with ours!
@jtoepke9763
2 жыл бұрын
Eleven years ago we did this on our pop-up camper. Two fans, one to pull air in one at bottom vent one in top vent pushing air out. Set on the 4 of nine hash marks was perfect. I salvaged 12 volt computer fans being scraped out. If anyone is interested in seeing the process check out popupportal forum. #thanks hanks
@inrealtimeshowing4195
2 жыл бұрын
I put a dual fan blowing I. And a dual fan going out. Works great.
@RickandDarcirvadventures
2 жыл бұрын
One thing we did was had all of the propane lines blown out. We now have temperatures that are around 32-35.
@JustPeaceLoveAndKindness
2 жыл бұрын
Go Carl! BTW, if you’re gonna just use one set of fans, it might be better to put it on the upper vent to blow the hot air out, and the air from below would move up passively. Just saying.
@mikemoxley9477
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another useful video.
@jctyco8540
3 ай бұрын
Ok - you are super funny in this video!! Made me giggle and yes, it was also informative!
@richardcoyle2635
2 жыл бұрын
Great job Carl? Or Kyle. I know. Great info. We have a residential fridge with thousands of square feet of storage, not really that much. I’m starting to think like you. Next time.
@caseypries7559
2 жыл бұрын
Either get a 12v fridge or residential fridge. Our residential fridge works great in the summer. Of coarse it's best with the AC running in the fridge but regardless it works very well. Much roomier too
@lizardheadful
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you moved somewhere safe in Florida. Love your videos!
@danielalgara415
2 ай бұрын
What an awesome idea! The last camping trip I notice my fridge was not cooling as before, I’m going to try this hawk, thanks hanks. Ps have you guys notice any trouble with the propane heat?
@kylezenklusen2041
2 жыл бұрын
Switch to a 12v, should fit right in that crib!
@billchesney8949
2 жыл бұрын
Blowing out the top vent works better than in the bottom
@michellegarry1872
2 жыл бұрын
My Casita finally came home! So, I’m going to file this info away for future reference. Gotta learn how to camp before I attempt any projects. Thanks so much for sharing your brain! (Btw, we just moved to Wisconsin this past May from guess where? CAPE CORAL Florida!) 🙏
@guttergirl5939
2 жыл бұрын
sheesh I came to the right video today Carl! lol Gutter talk galore!
@michaelfranklin1641
2 жыл бұрын
I have a roof vent and I installed a fan in the top to suck the hot air out! Uncle Mike 💕
@gregreynolds5654
2 жыл бұрын
Check out JC Refrigeration out of Shipshewana. They can switch out the entire back of your fridge to a 12v. Best decision we have ever made. Freezer stays at -15 and fridge at 35. This is with it set on #2. Over the hill Stan wat there when we did ours
@nikkifleming6290
2 жыл бұрын
We are having this done tomorrow on our Notcold 2118. 🎉🎉
@gregreynolds5654
2 жыл бұрын
@@nikkifleming6290 I think you will like it. Even when it's 105 outside fridge and freezer stay cold.
@SpykersB
2 жыл бұрын
@@nikkifleming6290 yeah i ‘had’ a solitude with that norcold 2118 fridge, what a piece of crap, frozen food thawing every time fridge did its cycle thing and fridge food freezing, worst fridge ever! Fridge coolant system and thermistor all replaced made no difference. And forget keeping icecream ever. Norcold has zero innovation. JC innovation 👍🏼. 🍻
@nikkifleming6290
2 жыл бұрын
@@SpykersB ours is now replaced with the JC Refrigeration compressors!!
@DavidSmith-vo3nd
2 жыл бұрын
Thank Hanks!! Great video!
@bigbadbob143
2 жыл бұрын
i freeze a few bottles of water and put them in the fridge, and put a few more in the freezer, it helps
@n1uno1965
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the easy way it fits right in. 🖖🏻👍🏻😘🙏🏻
@HappilyEverHanks
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Us too, we are happy that it went smoothly!
@PeteFolksinger
2 жыл бұрын
Does your rig not have two vents for the void behind the fridge? Some have the upper one on the roof.
@ChristianCareerJoy
2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so fun! I now NEED a Tool Bag hahahaha
@lorettabrown6635
2 жыл бұрын
Thinking of you guys and hoping you are out of reach of hurricane Ian.
@pamwise8653
3 ай бұрын
Informative and very entertaining! 😂
@mullhaupt1
2 жыл бұрын
is the fan blowing air out or is it sucking air in thru that lower vent
@robertdoyen5434
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hanks
@marilyngatson2289
Жыл бұрын
Is the fan suppose to blow in toward the fridge or blow outward?
@mysticfries2722
4 ай бұрын
How high did you set the fan with the adjuster knob?
@Trx450Rider01
Жыл бұрын
Any tips if you're not plugged in to power? I always dry camp so unless the gen is running the fans wouldn't kick on.
@jamesmccrum3588
3 ай бұрын
what about one on one side push air and one other side pulling
@ilovelucy7073
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 you make it so interesting!
@christinas907
2 жыл бұрын
You are funny and helpful. Love your videos
@cgeorge6250
Жыл бұрын
What is the brand / where did you find your roll-up/, pockets tool bag. My husband needs this ASAP👍😉👌
@debreinke5532
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! Needed!
@tracym9142
Ай бұрын
Do you leave your lithium batteries DISCONNECTED while traveling??? I'm having issues with my frig staying cold while traveling. I was told to disconnect batteries. Not sure yet if that is the fix I need or not.
@hollyhock526
Жыл бұрын
Fridge cool with fans
@hollyhock526
Жыл бұрын
Blowing in one blowing out
@adamkittok
2 жыл бұрын
My fridge drip tube is run to the outside. The dealership said it wont cause a mess that way. Just got my camper back, new rear tires and a new rear axel.
@bettyjorodgers8552
2 жыл бұрын
Good information. Thank you for sharing.
@jeffjacoby3039
2 жыл бұрын
Do they have them in 12 volts because you always have battery power but not always 110 especially when driving or boon docking.
@Julian-do7bv
2 жыл бұрын
I think Carl must have hit that air can a few times while walking outside haha
@justsaynrush9689
2 жыл бұрын
Do the fans run all the time or can they cycle with fridge?
@leadchuncker
Жыл бұрын
When looking on Amazon that have a 3 and 4 fan option. Do you think the dual fan works well enough or if you had it to do over would you go with more ?
@donhateschz
2 жыл бұрын
Thx Hanks! Good tips as always. Got any tips to keep squirrels from crawling around our Class A engine compartment?
@MrsLee987
2 жыл бұрын
How to get ride of the smells from the hookups especially the 💩 one our rv is right in front of them and they stink
@terryhaynes1596
2 жыл бұрын
Just replace the absorption refrigerator with a 12v refrigerator. No more problems. Doesn’t have to be level, more interior refrigerator space, cools down in less than 2 hours, safer, much much lighter! And so many other benefits
@happycampbell7517
2 жыл бұрын
Where you get that bag
@patriotchic3364
2 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to check up on Dexter. How is your Baby Boy doing? If you don't mind me asking, what happened? 💖🙏🏻🤗
@curtisdoyle3598
Жыл бұрын
Computer fans work great and put a thermostat on them
@joannleboeuf1739
2 жыл бұрын
Hi guys, I have a question. I know that the both of you are nurses. My question is do you still work as nurses as you are traveling from place to place? I am a retired NICU nurse and I am just curious. Thanks for your time.
@williamumbach592
2 жыл бұрын
Carl is RIGHT
@rockercover
2 жыл бұрын
4:46 - Do not see your Golden Retriever. 😆
@HappilyEverHanks
2 жыл бұрын
🤣 Thanks for being here!
@rockercover
2 жыл бұрын
@@HappilyEverHanks My pleasure! Always a fun watch time.
@richardamick1690
Ай бұрын
Fans in the wrong place put them on top they work better or Replace with A DC fridge or a 120 V fridge.
@WayneB-rv1xs
Ай бұрын
I had three on top blowing out for a year now yet noticed high humidity at night so I just took one and placed on the bottom to blow in to see if they were pulling in the night air, also just foam cleaned my A/C coils and foil taped every seem or hole I found on the evaporator side.
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