Dometic fridge exhaust baffle

[Trek]

The wire holding my exhaust baffle on my Dometic fridge had corroded so i have just replaced it with some galvanised steel stiff wire and refitted the baffle

Hoping this is going to be ok As I assume the original wire was nothing special


Struggled to get grub screw out of top of exhaust fitting but just manged with a very small ratchet and philips screwdriver bit

Relocating this grub screw after was difficult so i gave up and refixed top of exhaust fitting with a jubilee clip

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Any old wire will do, copper, earth wire from 2.5 twin and earth cable worked for me in the past, not sure what it's real purpose is to be honest?


I leave the lazy T bit loose too, never lost one, I just squeeze it a tad in the vice so it's a tight fit.

 

[Trek]

Baffle creates turbulence in exhaust gas at it exits through T piece Supposedly to improve heat transfer to cooling unit I guess it just slows down the hot gasses rising upwards ?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Of course DUH, dimwitted bear today