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Old 08-05-2018, 09:44 PM   #21
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If you're not attaching the insulation directly to the fridge sides, isn't there still a way for warm air to get into the compartment and affect the fridge? Or, do you make sure the entire cavity is filled between the fridge and the trailer walls? I'm thinking it may be a bit difficult to re-insert the fridge into the compartment without damaging the insulation if this is the case.

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Old 08-05-2018, 10:00 PM   #22
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If you're not attaching the insulation directly to the fridge sides, isn't there still a way for warm air to get into the compartment and affect the fridge? Or, do you make sure the entire cavity is filled between the fridge and the trailer walls? I'm thinking it may be a bit difficult to re-insert the fridge into the compartment without damaging the insulation if this is the case.

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The very slight gap that I had at the back (1/8" all around maybe) I sealed with aluminum tape once the fridge was installed accessing the fridge back from the top and bottom vent locations.
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Old 08-05-2018, 11:11 PM   #23
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Oh joy! Another major project for this winter season! Anyone have a link to the highest R-value foam board?
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Old 08-05-2018, 11:48 PM   #24
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Oh joy! Another major project for this winter season! Anyone have a link to the highest R-value foam board?
If you're talking about around 1/2" thick polystyrene board, they are all about R-3. Takes about 3/4" of thickness to get to R-5.
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Old 08-06-2018, 01:51 AM   #25
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Another major project for this winter season! Anyone have a link to the highest R-value foam board?
All extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam board (e.g Styrofoam™, Foamular, etc) will have about the same R-value for the same thickness... just avoid expanded polystyrene "beadboard". To get higher than XPS, you would need to go with another foam type, such as polyisocyanurate; it's easier to just use XPS.
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I'm curious as to why you left an exposed piece of fiberglass shell? Why not cover the entire area? Just wondering if the different temperature differential could cause condensation dripping?
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Old 08-06-2018, 07:23 AM   #27
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I'm curious as to why you left an exposed piece of fiberglass shell? Why not cover the entire area? Just wondering if the different temperature differential could cause condensation dripping?
The white shown at the top of the cavity is a plastic access panel, the white at the bottom is the fiberglass bottom that the fridge sets on. For the top panel, there wasn't enough room between the top of the fridge and the panel to add more insulation as the top of the fridge has insulation already on it. For the fiberglass bottom, all I could do is lay a strip of foam seal along the bottom back of the fridge once it was reinstalled to keep air out and keep any water from going under the fridge.

I also used the same foam to attach all along the back edges of the fridge so any gap was sealed between the fridge and the cavity.
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Old 08-15-2018, 02:30 PM   #28
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Styrofoam is highly flammable and not heat resistant and the fumes from burning are quite toxic. Generally not a good material near an open flame.
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Styrofoam is highly flammable and not heat resistant and the fumes from burning are quite toxic. Generally not a good material near an open flame.
Our refrigerator instalation had a rubber gasket going all around right up to the refrigerator sides ,separating from the rear combustion at the back of refrigerator . Pat
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Yes, similar to a garage door seal, the seal goes around the entire unit so when it is installed the rubber flap seals the 3 sides.
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