Let's face the facts folks. You need your fridge to keep cold
especially when you're in the middle of Florida in the
summer. That's when it hits home so Carl's going to lay out
all the juicy details for you and I'll walk you through the
one single stinking awesome hack that is just going to nail
it for you. You feel the energy. It's going to nail it
for you and really help keep that fridge cold. Keep the cool
vibes coming you know I'm saying? Let's get to it. Dexter
this is your father speaking. Our fridge has been struggling
hardcore to keep up. If you guys know anything about RV
fridges they don't like to work properly like ever. We're to
think we put men on the moon and the things we have
accomplished in mankind but yet we can't keep an RV fridge cold
I mean really come on we previously did was install a
fan on the back of this vent cover and that just kind of
helps to push extra air into the back of this unit here
really help keep things cool because as is it's a confined
space and a lot of heat like settle right down in this
little tiny black hole you gotta help it as much as you
can we've been rocking this fan as you can see with all the
rusting cobwebs for well over a year. It's long overdue for a
change. I'm just kind of like skeptical about it being all
rusty and electrical wires probably not the safest thing
as the kids like to say all that jazz. Once again, I don't
know if that's what the kids like to say but that's what
Carl likes to say. When I put this in last time, a lot of
y'all were asking, what am I plugging this into? There is a
110 plug back here. They had the next one back here. So, I
just ended up plugging it in there and works out great.
Always come to the job prepared unlike Carl. I gotta go to my
handy-dandy tools he in my handy-dandy tool bag. Yes, the
bucket boss. This thing is sweet. Keeps everything nice
and rolled up and in individual bags. So, when I'm done, it
rolls up into this nice, little compact bag and then, voila.
Now, I need to actually look for the tool I need. Where are
they? Ah, there it is. Flush cutters. Look at those bad
boys. Keeping it flush. Yes, I said it. Flush. Alright, let's
go back to work. You are having a problem with keeping your
fridge cold. I'm going to go out on a huge limb. No, not the
type of limbs that fall in the RV like before but the limb
that helps you people and supports friendships and that's
what it's all about, supporting one another. This has helped us
tremendously. If we didn't have this right now, I don't know. I
might as well just stick our hot dogs in a sauna or that
didn't sound right. You know what I mean? It's just, it's
hot. I'm trying to get these stinking. There it is. Gotta
use the tip. That's what I'm saying. Mmm, you know, no, that
doesn't work like that. Your fridge is struggling to stay
cool. I would go out on a limb and say, you need to try to
figure out a way to ventilate it better in the back that's
where most of the problem is is circulation inside the fridge
and making sure things are away from the walls making sure the
seals on the doors are properly secured and like sealed up
nicely and you're not losing air that way and then last but
not least making sure there's plenty of ventilation in the
back to keep that hot air going out because if it just settles
behind the fridge the fridge can't cool properly and that's
just not cool I gotta say I'm I'm I'm pretty big fan are you
getting sick of this now this Dag get this stinking Look at
that. Carl actually did something right for once. So
yeah, I'm throwing this bad boy away. Look at this thing. It
looks like it's straight out of like a 1930s movie. Best part
about this install is it is so easy. Even Carl can do it.
That's saying something. I mean, Ney Ney let me out here
unsupervised. I mean, need I say more. No, I don't need to
say more. Instructions, it comes with instructions but who
needs that? Nobody needs that in their life. No one needs
that negativity. This little kit comes with everything you
could possibly need. You plug it into the 110 and then it
even comes with an adjustable knobby thing here if you
want to turn down the fan or turn it up like if you need
more ventilation or less you're like whoa this is keeping my
fridge really cool too many cool vibes coming back it off
you're all good okay now I just gotta remember where I mounted
this onto the mounting plate did you guys remember that
where where it goes exactly I was waiting for you I was
expecting you no not not saw me alright I'll take the blame
this time just this one so this mounting here like that I'm a
fan of that I like that. Flip it backwards. We're going to
need it like in here. Oh yeah, I'm liking that a lot.
Goodness, Carl. Get a grip. I'm going to say let's mount it
here because that looks pretty handy dandy. You know what? I
should probably make sure the fan is actually blowing to the
inside. Uh you guys still with me? What a bing bada boom.
What's up? Oh yeah, that's the money. Don't forget your zip
ties when you do this project. All you need is four of them to
hold it in and then you're golden. In lots of ways, you're
golden because you get to hang out with Carl and Carl's
bringing all golden facts. Got a golden goose of a secret
here. They probably didn't think about. Just lots of
golden vibes coming but do you guys want to let everyone else
in the comments in on some details of tricks you've
learned? Tricks of the trade? Throw it in the comments below
so everyone can learn because we like to go through it as
well and make sure we're on the right path. We'll be like, I
know that. You always learn something new every day. Am I
right? Tell me I'm wrong. I'm right. I know. I got it. I hear
you. Look at that. Isn't that snazzy? So, here's a really
cool part. These flush cutters will take it right off at the
tip there and it won't leave that sharp edge. You know, when
you cut the excess off zip ties, it leaves that sharp
edge, you cut yourself and you're like, why am I even
alive? Like, this doesn't make sense. This is so stupid. Flush
cutters, they'll save you a lot of hassle. Apologies for my
rudeness. How's your summer going? Are you guys staying
nice and cool out there? Is it just me or do you always sit
there and guess like, I hope I have the zip tie in, right? You
know, they watch those movies and they always zip tie
everybody. I would be that awkward guy on there like
trying to be like, hold on. I gotta take it off and flip it
here. Excuse me. Told you, I put it on backwards. All that
maneuvering and then somebody's going to make a comment saying,
well, you gotta like make sure the teeth are lined up with the
zippy part, zippy. Wish you unknown that a little earlier.
Okay, folks. I got it. You heard, you heard it. We're good
now. Everyone just calm down. Stay calm. Nope. Alright, it's
been three hours and I finally got the zip ties on. We should
be good to install it now. It's all in days work is what I like
to say. One more thing before I get this puppy officially
installed is I want to get it cleaned up behind the fridge
there. There's a lot of grime and dust build up and I don't
know. It just doesn't look good. I don't know if it's a
fire hazard so might as well address it now while I have it
all pulled apart. That way, we can just do everything once and
be done with it. You know what I'm saying? Thanks, Hanks.
Yeah, thanks Hanks. Excuse me. Sorry.
I think what I'm going to do is just use a little compressed
air you know address it back there and call it good the
propane is not running hence I would not do that if that were
the case you do not want to spray like an accelerant near
open flames compress gas it just sounds it sounds
accelerable is that a word I don't know we're going with it
cobwebs. Get off. It's a mess back here. Run out juicier.
Gotta tell Ney Ney to get some more spray spray. But that's
what you get when you live full time in an RV. Don't be
mistaken by the way if you are planning to sell a sticks and
bricks and move full time into RV. That all your palms are
just going to magically disappear. It just doesn't work
like that. RV life is just life itself wrapped up in a little
cocoon called an RV and it continues to throw all those
wild curve balls that you had to deal with with the home. So
yeah just plan for that. RV life never seems to stop making
things interesting. I am officially out of juice. No I'm
not a litter bug. Of course I'm going to get that. Just you
know a man's work zone here. You know you gotta be in the
project and just start throwing things and talking really
loudly to a camera. It's all normal. Great. Ah almost there.
I guess I should have tested the fan before I actually
installed it. All this work and it's probably going to bite me
right in the butt you know. It works. It works so nicely. Oh
that feels good. It's a little things in life I tell you what
and voila that is that some other people have also been
suggesting some really great ideas like putting another fan
in the vent above to help push some of that hot air out
because if you didn't know already hot air rises so all
that hot air kind of gets collected up there as well so
yeah I got the bottom fixed up here nice and well so maybe I
should do the top as well the next project not today next one
so some key takeaways here is make sure you have good
ventilation and another way you can make sure you're having
good ventilation is making sure that your fins are evaporating
in the back of the fridge. You need to have a drainage tube.
Let me just show you. This drainage tube right here helps
pull out some of that condensation from what's inside
the fridge. If you ever look on the inside of your fridge and
you see those fins on the back of your fridge and they build
up with some moisture, this is where this comes into play and
that little black cap on the in there it holds a single drop in
there so that nothing backflows up into this tube which is
really cool too so don't take that black cap off if anything
make sure you clean that black cap and that way it can drain
into this drain pan here no problems job well done and Carl
you must think you're really cool just throwing stuff
everywhere talking and vlogging and shoving the camera on your
face man everyone's looking around like you're really cool
here man just littering everywhere so cool Carl so cool