[A/S] Thermometer Installation

["Richard P. Kenan" <as5368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Rich:

     I installed one in my '95 Excella - a Radio Shack 
Indoor/Outdoor/Inside Humidity one.  I mounted it in the LR area, on 
the wall formed by the refrigerator compartment.  Then, I drilled a 
small hole in the wall (after checking in the outside fridge 
compartment to be sure I could fish the outdoor probe line out) 
through which I pushed the outdoor probe line, and with a piece of 
coathanver wire, I snagged it inside the fridge compartment.  
     Since the outer door of the fridge compartment is louvered (as 
you have pointed out), I just anchored the probe just inside one of 
the louvres (I used plastic ties to anchor the probe lead to stuff 
inside the compartment, so it wouldn't get in the way).  This also 
shields it from direct sun.  So, my outside temp is actually the temp 
just inside the fridge compartment.  This is well away from any 
heating elements that might cause a false high reading.
     It seems to work well this way.  If I detect any problems with 
this probe placement, I'll worry about fishing it through the floor to 
the outside of the trailer, beneath.  I didn't want to bother with 
that because the belly wrap doesn't seem to have any openings through 
which I could conveniently fish the lead.

- Dick
(5368)