Has anyone replaced their Vd-15 thermostat?

[Boatname]

My F-I-L decided to help me change the thermostat on my Waeco  Vd-15 evaporator. He now can't remember the routing for the cooling wire/probe.

It is obvious that it goes across the top of the fins and then down through them on the left hand side of the evaporator but there is still a lot of wire hanging down and we can't see where it should go next.

Has anybody changed theirs successfully ?

TIA

[Odysseus]

Put a photo up so we can see what you have.

I changed mine last year.
Odysseus
Bav 38

[Boatname]

The VD-15 is here

http://www.force4.co.uk/3092/Waeco-VD15-Circulating-Air-Evaporator-Plate.html

If it is the same as yours can also remember which two of the three terminals on the back that you used?

Thanks

[Odysseus]

The photo attached is my plate when I wired a temporary thermostat in so disregard the tube and wiring on the right.

You can see the capillaries tube in place in the fins, the rest of the tube is coiled behind the plastic case and the unit itself replaces the existing unit behind the switch spindle Its a tight fit.

The wiring has the 2 normal red and black for thermostat also a small pair of wires with small connector for the fan mounted in the unit, this pushes cold air down out the bottom of the unit into the fridge. The wire spades on the unit are unidentified with the drawing supplied with thermostat, but you can see the black cable spade as it is the common return so more than one spade is available.

If you google the part number of the thermostat there is lots of information available.

Its a lot quicker to do the job than explanations. I am sure I put a post about this on the forum.

Odysseus
Bav 38

[Boatname]

Absolutely brilliant, thanks so much.

We took the the old thermostat out last year and it's taken until now to get round to fitting the new one. Normally he's a really meticulous guy and he was sure that the capillary tube was routed up and down through the fins for maximum exposure, but we couldn't see how.

So he was wrong, no problem, it's now fitted as per your photo and is working fine.

He's now scratching his head ... 'What was I thinking?' Bless him.

Thanks again.

[Njuthage]

Where CAN i Buyer a New thermostat? In Sweden does anyone have à part no?

[Odysseus]

Look up "Clipper Marine" in uk on google thats where I purchased mine, £14   I am sure they would send you one or give you the number. I put a temporary one in by getting one with just 2 wires, it worked fine.
They are a standard device so available all over. The only issue you will have is fitting it in the space allocated.
Odysseus
Bav 38

[Baltic]

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[jeff3]

has above posts having trouble finding this unit had a engineer put a universal one on but it works for a few hours or day then just stops working .had phoned up leisure spares but sadly no good does anyone now were to pick up a vd 15 thermostat  thanks Jeff

[tiger79]

has above posts having trouble finding this unit had a engineer put a universal one on but it works for a few hours or day then just stops working .had phoned up leisure spares but sadly no good does anyone now were to pick up a vd 15 thermostat  thanks Jeff

I got one a couple of months ago from Norfolk Marine.  Check their website.

[jeff3]

 tiger79 thanks have emailed them but have to wait till the new yr reply said.   this universal one I must have touched the knob has all my food was frozen and two four pintas lucky they didn't break  button of the boys fiddled with the knob and its now back to normal all food defrosting back

[Baltic]

Hi

It is better replace original thermostat by using some suitable electronic version...
The original one is bad engineering at all..


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