Prize Fight - Fridge vs AC

Nomad
Nomad Posts: 7,209
in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Hate heat and humidity and that's what it is today so broke down and fired up the AC. Took off for the nearest town for an hour and it was much better than it had been but still too warm for my liking. Took a full two hours to get it down from 92 to 78. Even then, it was noticeably warmer in the front than the back - gotta be the fridge heat doing it. Have two temp gauges so decided to measure it. First I balanced them out in the back (first pic). Then moved one up front not the cutting board over the sink (second pic). Pretty big difference. Would probably benn more if I'd have set it on the stovetop right over the fridge.
LG installs a fan in the AC cabinet with a switch. Think they need to do the same to vent the fridge heat also.

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  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    Oooops - Pics...



  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    And to show how fast the T@B can heat up, here's a pic with the AC iff for 20 minutes...almost 10 degrees...


  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    No, I didn't want to be exposed to the outside extremes - had it buttoned up tight.
    Met another T@B owner that pulled his fridge and installed an exhaust fan - think I'll do the same when I get back around some tools. There's no reason there should be that big of a temp difference in a matter of four feet.
  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    For the ceiling fan in mine you have to crack it open 2-3 inches or it won't turn on.
    Computer fan is what the T@B guy I met used. Do think KG needs to install one standard like they do in the AC cabinet.
  • JandJ92010
    JandJ92010 Posts: 304
    In the situation like this, one must remember that A/C units do NOT cool the air, they REMOVE  the heat by transferring the heat outside via the condenser. Granted that your fridge is helping to heat up the inside of your trailer, but with the outside temperature being so high, that makes it harder for the ambient air to absorb the heat coming out of the condenser. 
    The HobbiT@B, 2015-L, towed by a2014 RAM C/V
  • Nomad
    Nomad Posts: 7,209
    Understand - As you point out, the fridge heat isn't helping so it's getting an exhaust fan. Even without the extreme outside temps, the fridge puts out too much internal heat.

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