should a Tab 360 have a refrigerator fan

Looked behind the refrigerator in our new 2025 Tab 360 - saw no fan - see picture - should there be a fan?
should there be a fan?

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  • Mickerly
    Mickerly Member Posts: 486
    Is it an Isotherm refrigerator? Is there a vent above the door or in the countertop?
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  • Teri
    Teri Member Posts: 1
    Just purchased a 2025 T@B 360.  My understanding from dealer is that new refrigerator doesn't need a fan.   Just as a sidenote...my refrigeration unit came with a fan installed and it kept tripping a circuit protector.  My dealer investigated with NuCamp and refrigerator manufactuer and found that this new model of refrigerator doesn't use a fan. After taking the fan out the refrigerator has run flawlessly so far.
  • LauraC
    LauraC Member Posts: 35
    My 360 doesn't have a fan, either.  I'm working on adding one myself.  I've attached photos of the space behind the refrigerator and a close up of the refrigerator control panel.  I can't figure out where the green and white wires are that go in the + and F terminals behind the frig - per the Service Bulletin issued to correct the mis-wiring problem.  I'm beginning to think I should just buy a fan and have it installed so I can turn it on and off - not through the refrigerator.  I certainly don't want the fan to trip a circuit protector.
  • Yoshi_TAB
    Yoshi_TAB Member Posts: 579
    edited August 2025
    Hi @LauraC,

    I’m away from our 360 for about a week, but I have the fan and can look at the wiring and snap pictures when I get back to it early next week if that is helpful.  Most small fans pull such little current I don’t think it will blow a fuse (unless not wired correctly) 

    There was a posting on the Facebook 360 page  of an owner who installed a fan with a separate switch.  Have you seen it? There was some photos and or maybe you can contact them.
    2025 360 CS 
    2021 TAB 320 BD (w/new owner having fun)
    2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Southern Maryland
  • LauraC
    LauraC Member Posts: 35
    Yoshi_TAB - thank you!  I looked for the Facebook post by the owner who installed a fan and could not find it.  The more I think about it I'm inclined to install a shelf behind the refrigerator and small fan with on/off switch.  Simpler is better.  The wiring behind my camper looks completely different than the wiring on the service bulletin with the fan.  
  • Gomers2
    Gomers2 Member Posts: 141
    Ok, now I'm a little confused. It seems there was a service bulletin to correct some of the CS models where the internal fan was always on, regardless of compressor. But are you now discussing adding an external fan to move air from behind the refrigerator? Have people found this to be a necessary upgrade? Mine seems fine as is, and runs quiet, we usually have to set it on level 2 or 3 or it can get too cold. Maybe needed for very hot weather? Thx!
  • valkraider
    valkraider Member Posts: 39
    They rewired the extra fan behind the fridge in our 360CS to only come on when the fridge compressor is running. Our dealer also installed a quieter fan version. Overall made the camper usable.

    It was impossible before that with the crazy loud fan running all the time any time power was applied to the camper in any fashion.
  • Gomers2
    Gomers2 Member Posts: 141
    Ah thanks. That does sound annoying. It must be a different setup in terms of ventilation. There's no extra fan in the std 360 with the isotherm 1400 fridge. Glad you got it fixed!
  • Yoshi_TAB
    Yoshi_TAB Member Posts: 579
    Hi @LauraC

    I was able to get some photos.

    The fan (just a big computer fan) has two wires.  The black one goes to a white wire which connects to the F position on the circuit board and the red wire from the fan   goes to the green wire which connects to the + on the circuit board.

    Below you can see the condensor coil which goes the entire height of the fridge.  When the compressor runs, those coils get hot as they should as they are removing heat from the compressed refrigerate.  Having a fan certainly will help push the heat up and out the vent at the top and into the cabin area and help it run better.    I could feel the air get very warm, being pushed out by the fan when I started the fridge up.  Any good handyman or person can install.  Does not need to be a RV place.

    I tried to look down the opening but could not get far enough in to see down....I need to bike more to squeeze in :)




    2025 360 CS 
    2021 TAB 320 BD (w/new owner having fun)
    2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Southern Maryland
  • levbob
    levbob Member Posts: 26
    Many, many thanks for these photos.
  • TomH58
    TomH58 Member Posts: 2
    I have a 360CS and had a fan that always ran.  I spoke with NuCamp and they were not sure (back in April 2025) how they were going to deal with it.  Eventually, the dealer said they were going to set it up so when the compressor is on, the fan comes on.
  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    levbob said:
    Looked behind the refrigerator in our new 2025 Tab 360 - saw no fan - see picture - should there be a fan?
    should there be a fan?
    Early TAB 360 builds (2025) did not have a fan and did not require a fan. The prototype I had did not have a fan and it worked as expected.

    Isotherm made a change to the fridge and suggested to nuCamp that a fan be added and wired to the fridge, directly.

    If your fridge is functioning as expected, no fan is needed. 

    There were a few fridges in the transition period that might have been missed and your dealer should be able to tell you if your fridge was impacted. They can install a fan for you if it is required.

    2026 models include the fan.

    2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

  • Gomers2
    Gomers2 Member Posts: 141

    I have an early build 360. The isotherm 140 fridge works really well, no issues. However I have added a fan that comes on when the compressor runs to enhance the convective air pattern, drawing air from underneath up, behind, and out the top of the cabinet. In Florida this spring we did have a couple of days where the front of the trailer was in hot sun during the afternoon. The fridge kept up fine but it ran more than usual because that cavity was getting external heat. So I don't know if this mod was required necessarily but it seems beneficial to prolong the life of the refrigerator and reduce stress on the batteries. I used a good quality, quiet 120 mm computer fan. Those are four wire fans for pwm control but you can just use the black for negative and the yellow wire for positive and ignore the other two. (@yoshi_tab your pictures were very helpful.) As describe above the black wire goes to the F (fan) terminal on the control board on the back. The yellow wire goes to the "+" terminal. I mounted the fan about 18 inches off the floor at a 45° angle. It runs at full speed when the compressor comes on and uses about 0.1 amp.

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  • Yoshi_TAB
    Yoshi_TAB Member Posts: 579
    edited June 15

    Hi @Gomers2

    Do you find your fridge working well (maintain mid 30s) from top to bottom (including the first drawer) when it gets warm/hot inside the TAB (i,e when boon docking with no AC or driving down the road in hot weather)? I and others I know find a drop off in performance when the cabin temp gets >75F. I do have the fan.

    I do not and have come up with a solution (have draft written up) that works very well. I can get low to mid 30s everywhere (except bottom drawer) when inside TAB is >100F (during extreme test).

    2025 360 CS 
    2021 TAB 320 BD (w/new owner having fun)
    2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Southern Maryland
  • Gomers2
    Gomers2 Member Posts: 141

    Well in general we are very happy with the performance. Others feel it's too big and takes up counter space but we love not having to deal with ice, the fact that you can bring what you want including frozen food, and reach inside for a truly cold beer or a scoop of ice cream. Luxury camping. Our biggest issues have been related to airflow inside the unit when we overfill it. I've played with the small air vents underneath the cooling coils to find the right airflow and we are thoughtful about where we place items at the top so the opening doesn't get blocked. Obviously that closed drawer at the bottom is going to be the warmest spot but our Target temperature is 40 and we don't have a problem achieving that at setting two or three for the most part. I will say we are not hot weather campers, and we don't live in the desert. The biggest performance issue we've had is one time after 10 days in a humid environment we did get ice buildup on the coils. When we got to shore power I did a quick defrost. I think that's going to happen with any non frost-free refrigerator. So what is your non fan solution?