Reefer install

[steven d. ferguson]

Arch wrote: 1/4 to 3/8 inch low on one side. Should I shim one side or
am I just being to
picky? It seems to be working just fine.

Arch,
Everything I've read says the new reefers can be operated out of level
with no bad side effects. (Of course, there is a reasonable limit.) You
didn't say if it was out of level front to back or side to side. Mine
sits flat on the original mounting surface and has just enough tilt to
ensure the door will swing to the closed position. I keep the reefer
stocked with liquid staying power for those long hot weekends I spend
working on the coach and sometimes (like when I installed the 4-bag
system) the coach sits way out of level for days on end. Maybe this will
cause problems down the road someday but it doesn't seem to keep the
thing from working perfectly now. BTW, I've run it on propane and AC
continually during this past 4 months.
It's working for me!
Best retrofits to date:
4-bag system
3-way reefer
Suburban furnace
Mascerator (Although I think the mascerator is going to move up a notch
or two after I use it a couple of times.)
TTB Hitch
HTH,
Steve

 

[henry davis]

>GMCers
>
>Well, here is the install of my reefer. I have been to several of the
>shops that do this. I will admit that I am not impressed. Here is my way
>of doing it. This is not how you should do it but just they I did it.
>Propane and gas reefers are very different from stock reefers. Do what you
>think you need to do.

Arch,

Nice installation! I wish I'd thought to use sheet metal like you did.
Seems like a good idea. I also like your computer fan installation.

As far as Cinnabar saying that the fridge will just slide right in - in
their dreams. I had to close about 1.5" on one side to finish off the
installation in addition to the baffle etc.

Henry

 

[henry davis]

>In a message dated 04/09/2000 10:17:17 PM Central Daylight Time,

>
> > I know I don't have holes into the wheel well to let the propane escape if
>a
> > leak would start there. You have some nice ideas. Thanks for sharing
>them
> > .
>Scott
>
>Please dont think of me as a fear monger. I have said what I have done and
>why. I have not tried to scare the HELL out of you. I have always told you
>all what I have been doing. There is no Archers Law only what Archer is
>doing. Take it or leave it----I dont care. I am doing what I am doing.
>If it fits your needs use it. If it does not ignore it. Scott since Propane
>is heaver than air I think this is a good idea----only a hunch not a law.

Arch,

your hunch is pretty darned good! Somewhere around here I have the original
installation instructions for my 3-way from Norcold. They made a pretty big
point of making certain that you have a propane drain in the enclosed
compartment.

What did you get for instructions with your fridge? Mine included minimum
clearance distances, propane drains, and the need for an air tight
enclosure. They didn't include extra insulation (doh!) and using sheet metal.

Henry

 

[henry davis]

>In a message dated 4/9/2000 11:54:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
> > Mine included minimum
> > clearance distances, propane drains, and the need for an air tight
> > enclosure.
>
>Hi Henry and Arch!
>What am I missing when you say air tight enclosure. I have a vent through
>the roof, a side panel with louvers(screened). If I would put additional
>holes through the wheel well, another hole. Hardly airtight--if air tight
>means inside--that is a different story-- then disregard this e-mail

Air tight meant the inside of the box. The requirement was to reduce the
chance of CO getting inside the coach from the fridge, so the back of the
fridge containing the heater is blocked off from the inside of the coach.
You're right that the side panel has louvers and that there is an exhaust
vent out the top. But, the problem with a propane leak is that the propane
can fill the bottom of the "outside" to the bottom of the panel if there
isn't a drain in place. When the fridge lights off the next time - whoomp!

Henry

>Scott NEHODA'S
>BACK YARD

 

[darren paget]

Yep. Inside. If you have a propane connection inside the fridge compartment
It definitely should have a vent location at the bottom of the compartment
unless your sidewalk vent is at the bottom of the compartment. Darren

> In a message dated 4/9/2000 11:54:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
> > Mine included minimum
> > clearance distances, propane drains, and the need for an air tight
> > enclosure.
>
> Hi Henry and Arch!
> What am I missing when you say air tight enclosure. I have a vent through
> the roof, a side panel with louvers(screened). If I would put additional
> holes through the wheel well, another hole. Hardly airtight--if air tight
> means inside--that is a different story-- then disregard this e-mail
> Scott NEHODA'S
> BACK YARD

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