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07-18-2017, 04:10 PM
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Refrigerator doest stay cold
Hi. I have an electric/propane combo frig and freezer. Tenp settings 1-9. I usually just run on propane at #8. Neither propane or electric maintains 41 degrees or lower.
I have had the frig full of food and run propane and it gets below 41 but then as we open and close to grab food it ends up staying around 52 degrees.
On electric it never gets below 50 with food in it.
Im not sure if this is normal or not.
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07-18-2017, 08:07 PM
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Depends on how often your opening the door and for how long each time. RV refers don't have the ability to "recover" from constant browsing like residential refers do.
If you leave it empty, with just a glass of water with a thermometer in the refer and turn it on for 12 hrs. How cold does it get? RV refers seem to get colder on LP than AC.
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07-19-2017, 04:01 AM
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Try to never put anything in your fridge that is room temp or above. This will definitely effect the temp. Chuckster made a good point about opening the door a lot too. Make sure your rig is as level as possible. Lastly, make sure your moisture hose coming out of the outside fridge panel is coming out of the top of the panel door and has a slight bend in the hose kind of like a p-trap. I read awhile back about this trick and apparently it will cool your fridge another 9 degrees. Not sure if it's true, but haven't had an issue with mine since doing all of the above. Good luck!
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07-19-2017, 04:20 AM
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I installed a 12 volt fan on the back of mine. They manufacturer claims a 40% improvement in cooling. I don't know if that's accurate, but it certainly made a difference.
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07-19-2017, 04:30 AM
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RV refrigerators need air movement to work properly. Overloading the fridge without leaving space between items to allow air movement will reduce efficiency. Adding the fan helps because it increases the air movement
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07-19-2017, 04:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jkohler70
I installed a 12 volt fan on the back of mine. They manufacturer claims a 40% improvement in cooling. I don't know if that's accurate, but it certainly made a difference.
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I've heard of using these fans. Interesting.
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07-19-2017, 05:03 AM
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I have a fan that uses 2 D cell batteries. Sits in the condensation tray, and I can say it does wonders. Having a little space between stuff helps too. Another mod if your fridge isn't on a slide is to add a fan below the cooling unit. It blows air through the cooling unit and I can say it helps too.
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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07-19-2017, 07:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster57
I have a fan that uses 2 D cell batteries. Sits in the condensation tray, and I can say it does wonders. Having a little space between stuff helps too. Another mod if your fridge isn't on a slide is to add a fan below the cooling unit. It blows air through the cooling unit and I can say it helps too.
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That's what I meant by "on the back". I couldn't use the mounting hardware due to space. I had to make a mount that attaches to the base of the compartment.
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07-20-2017, 12:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Goose
I've heard of using these fans. Interesting.
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Dometic has fans on the back of mine. I added electric fans (run the power up the drain line) to push cool air over the fridge fins. Also helps with defrost.
Compared to residential fridges, RV fridges kinda stink. Before we go camping, I allow for at least 24 hours of cool-down time (nothing in the fridge) before we load it. And simply put, you can't go in and out of it much and have it maintain temperature...
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07-20-2017, 12:27 PM
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Fans from the factory depend on placement of the fridge and in some cases the size. Two door installed on a NON slide wall won't have fan(s). Two door on a slide usually does. 4 door models have fans.
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Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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