My Fridge could be an oven how do i tell ?

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Went away this long weekend just gone. loaded the fridge with a lot of food for three days away. Expecting at least a cold beer once I had driven to the wilds of an old world war 2 airfield in Northamptonshire. It was hot when I got there but I could have done with out the hot toddy. Ok the fridge was packed a bit to much to be working properly I except that, but lukewarm beers REALLY....So a few people have said I could fit a computer fan extracting hot air out of the back space behind the fridge helping it to cool better. Any one got any thoughts or experience of doing this ?

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4Q love your handle OK seams that we didn't pre cool the fridge and was trying to get it down on the 12v from engine as you all say that is unlikely to appen. Lesson learn't.

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I was away in France last weekend and it was blooming hot . Low and behold the fridge was not really cold again despite turning it on two days before we left. Whilst there I had a big 15" fan hoping to cool us down as it was 33 degrees. I turned the fan round one after noon to face the lower vent of the fridge outside. Will wonders never cease within a couple of hours the fridge was really cold and it saved all our food from ruining. I had the bonus of a ice cold beer

So now I know the fridge works really well it just needs an extra fan taking hot air out of the void behind the fridge.

What do I get, a small extractor or computer fans any help by those in the know please.

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Fantastic Graham. I will get on it this weekend. thanx very much for your effort.

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So I had an hour today and thought I would fit the new fridge extractor fan and a separate switch as we won't need it in the winter.
I just took the earth and live from top of the fridge and mounted the fan with self tappers blowing out. I used a 80mm computer fan but can add another if it needs it, will suck it and see as they say.

DSC_0983 by flat chat, on Flickr

and the little green switch above fridge control panel

DSC_0982 by flat chat, on Flickr