American Tug 34 Owner Experiences
We drilled two 3 inch diameter holes in the back of the microwave shelf as well as an exit vent in the back of the microwave area.
This picture shows the microwave compartment, with the microwave removed and the two hoses leading up to the bottom of the collector box.
Fans
I installed a 3 inch diameter computer fan under one of the 3 inch holes to extract air. I wired this to the existing fan control connections on the control box. NovaKool representative told me that control unit is rated to switch up to 0.5amps (A) of fans. There is already a 6in unit installed at the back of the fridge that is rated at 0.28A. The 3inch fan that I added is 0.1A, so I’m comfortably below their limit.
I noticed that the existing fan was installed on the starboard side of the fridge, set to blow air starboard to port across the compressor. Since we now had a big inlet vent on the port side of the fridge, I removed it and relocated it to the port side, just behind the new grill I installed, and reversed it to pull air IN.
Parts |
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Part | Manufacturer’s Part | West Marine Number |
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Vent cover – microwave | Attwood 1494A5 (Black) | 1202050 (Catalog page |
cabinet |
| #463 |
Collector Box | Attwood | 2260735 |
Hose (we used 3 ft of hose | Shields 3 inch | 103812 |
in total) | 3000W |
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Vent cover – fridge cabinet | Seateak 9” x 16” louvered | Not in the West catalog. |
| vent cover | Not all stores stock these – |
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| you need to call the store |
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| near you to see if they stock |
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| them. |
Additional fan | Unknown - 3in computer | |
| fan from Radio Shack |
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Interior Light
Richard Gray (AT34 #087 “Gray Dawn”) suggests:
“If you open your refrigerator and the light inside is hot, it is not turning off when the door is shut. Just buy the small clear cabinet door bumpers at Lowes / Wal-
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