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Review on ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Enhanced Valterra A10-2618VP 12V FridgeCool Exhaust Fan for Improved Performance by George Bell

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great for my needs as a city tourist

I travel around town a lot in my Ford Ranger. As a camper, I use an aluminum box with a low roof. Anyone who has spent even minimal time under the metal body of an RV knows how hot it can get in a short amount of time. To solve this problem, I recently insulated the body with styrofoam and thin plywood and glued a thin carpet for the headliner. But physics cannot be ignored. A small, isolated metal enclosure is an oven. I have working windows that I can open and this helps some. But the heat rises and is still at the top of the case with nowhere to go. So I cut a hole in the top of the case and installed a 4" PVC pipe through the hole extending about 3" across the top of the case. I had to do some shadowing to attach the tube to the aluminum shell. I covered the tube with a vent cap to protect it from rain and painted everything to match the hull. In this way, the accumulated heat is released to the outside. To dissipate more heat I installed this small fan. It helped a little. This fan ticks all of my boxes, it's small, 12 volts, very quiet, and I installed a thermal switch and a toggle switch that I can control. I wasn't expecting much air movement from this fan, I just needed a fan to direct hot air from the top of the case into the vent pipe and that's what I got. As a city tourist, I don't want to attract attention with a fan that sounds like a mini circular saw. This setup works well for my needs.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not bad