Customer Reviews

Camco 42165 RV Refrigerator Solar Vent System

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This product works well in helping to keep the interior of my home's refrigerator at 38 degrees F, even when outside temps top 105 F. It is not a cure for an incorrectly installed, damaged, or previously malfunctioning refrigerator.
Also, if the refrigerator side of your R.V. is in the shade (which is preferable) the solar cell will not power the fan, (Duh) so don't forget to flip the switch (included in install kit) to 12V. power so the fan will be running.
Also, since absorbtion type refrigerators are almost never of the frost free variety, it is also important to defrost your refrigerator regularly. Also remember to perform other maintenance as suggested by your refrigerator's manufacturor.

I installed the fan above the coils so I wouldn't have to pull the fridg out. The normal cooling fan used to kick in every 10/15 min. Now with this solar fan it only kicks in at night, not during the day when the solar fan runs. I'm very pleased with the performance so far. One note; shop for price. Iv'e seen this priced from $78 to over $140.

Product worked well at first. Within 2 months the thin, brittle plastic solar panel cover spontaneously fractured in several places. After about 6 months water leaked through the cracked cover and product quit working. I did not attempt to get Camco to replace it because I did not want to have a poorly designed replacement fail again. I just replaced the cover with a standard cover.

Please contact me as the fan was working perfectly for a couple of weeks and then just stopped. I hooked the fan to a 9V battery to see if it was the fan and the fan works with the battery - so the solar panel has failed. My plans are to return it if I do not receive a response soon, my return option is up on the 12th so, please contact me ASAP or I will have no choice but to return it and that is NOT my preference since I have already spent considerable time with this product. Preference would be to receive a working Solar Panel.

Quality is OK and fans spins fast on a cloudy day. I mounted the fan above the coils in the preferred position. I have not measured much change in the internal temp and the fan is quite noisy.

Just what he wanted for his motorhome fridge.....so thats what he got!!! Amazon is the best company to deal with.
A+++++

This item is supposed to improve the cooling capacity of your RV refrigerator. The little solar fan does work in that it spins like a fan is supposed to. It doesn't, however, make one iota of difference in the temperature of your refrigerator. Save your money.