DougAndJudy
Well-known member
After adding the baffles, insulation, and fan bypass switch as mentioned in these and other threads:
//heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/17563-Refrig-modifications-seem-to-be-working
and
//heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/16459-Refrigerator-Question?highlight=refrigerator
I thought we had our Dometic refrigerator cooling problem solved.
Then we drove 4 hours to a new site, with the fridge running on LP (auto) while we traveled. The fridge temps were nice and low when we arrived but soon started to rise. They went up to 50 and only dropped a few degrees overnight, where previously they were staying in the mid 30s. Fearing the cooling unit had failed, I called Dometic. I explained that I had done all the mods suggested. He suggested to turn the fridge off for 10-20 minutes to let the coolants return to their normal states.
That did the trick! After turning the fridge back on, the temps started to drop! In a few hours, the temps had returned to the mid 30s and have stayed that way for 3 days!
Based on this, I am going to add a task to our setup checklist:
Right after moving and getting set up, turn off the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes then turn it back on.
//heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/17563-Refrig-modifications-seem-to-be-working
and
//heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/16459-Refrigerator-Question?highlight=refrigerator
I thought we had our Dometic refrigerator cooling problem solved.
Then we drove 4 hours to a new site, with the fridge running on LP (auto) while we traveled. The fridge temps were nice and low when we arrived but soon started to rise. They went up to 50 and only dropped a few degrees overnight, where previously they were staying in the mid 30s. Fearing the cooling unit had failed, I called Dometic. I explained that I had done all the mods suggested. He suggested to turn the fridge off for 10-20 minutes to let the coolants return to their normal states.
That did the trick! After turning the fridge back on, the temps started to drop! In a few hours, the temps had returned to the mid 30s and have stayed that way for 3 days!
Based on this, I am going to add a task to our setup checklist:
Right after moving and getting set up, turn off the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes then turn it back on.