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Old 03-01-2020, 10:28 AM   #1
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Refrigerator cooling fan noise

Does anyone have any quick fix remedies for quieting down the fan vibration noise from the cooling fan behind the refrigerator? It drives me crazy at night!
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Old 03-01-2020, 04:55 PM   #2
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Our dealer installed a separate switch so we can turn it off at night. Our fan has a high pitched whine. Airstream is aware of the problem, as it was their recommended fix.
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Old 03-01-2020, 05:00 PM   #3
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Does anyone have any quick fix remedies for quieting down the fan vibration noise from the cooling fan behind the refrigerator? It drives me crazy at night!
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An excellent thread is being... kicked around and abused.

You can sell your current trailer and get one using the ceiling vent. Was one option.

Other options were not as extreme, but not a permanent cure, although decent improvements. Made less noise for more costs and you will still go crazy. I did the same mistake of having a Dometic with fans with TWO Airstreams. This last Airstream... NO Fan.
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If you can readily access the fan to the rear of the frig compartment, remove the mounting screws and insert a rubber washer with a metal washer on either side of the fan bracket. Once that is done use a locking nut to secure the screw. Good luck!
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Old 03-01-2020, 07:12 PM   #5
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I did it one better......check out my thread here:

https://www.airforums.com/forums/f37...ge-196252.html
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Old 03-02-2020, 11:32 AM   #6
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It drove me crazy too.

I removed it and replaced it with three quieter fans. I know am not suppose to post from other links, but I am not able to download pictures.

Here is the link to see what I did.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1572196&type=3
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Old 03-02-2020, 01:26 PM   #7
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Same issue and easy fix

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Does anyone have any quick fix remedies for quieting down the fan vibration noise from the cooling fan behind the refrigerator? It drives me crazy at night!

I had the same issue when we picked up our 2017 FC 25RTB. That whine drove us nuts at night! I found the solution right here on the forum and it worked great. Basically, I opened the outside vent cover and detached the fan and suspended it off the bracket. Easy - just center and attach the fan using zip ties and some thin bungie cord to the 4 corners of the inside opening so it floats. The whine was the fan vibrating against the metal holding bracket and that was the whole problem. Now with the floating fan, the refrigerator is basically silent and even works more efficiently. It looks strange, but who cares? Or - just insulate the fan itself somehow from the holding bracket - metal on metal is bad. Get creative!

Check the threads for more information. I will subscribe to this link and send a photo if you are still looking after a few days.

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Old 03-02-2020, 01:33 PM   #8
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we use two quiet Muffin fans from an old computer.
they dont have to run very fast , just enough to move air.

an easy way to slow them down is to run them in series, thus each fan only sees 6v, vs 12v in parallel
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Did the same as above, rubber mounted the fan. worked well.
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