Fridge in slide-out
It seems like I've seen posts in the past about refrigerators in slide-outs and the fact that they have a problem in warmer temperatures. The cooling fan behind my Dometic RM 1350 seems to run a lot d...
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tinner12002 wrote:
I guess I don't understand why you'd have issues just because the frig is in a slide. The only difference that I can think of is that when slide is out its all sticking out away from the side of the trailer. They are still in the same cabinet configuration regardless of whether its in a slide or otherwise...what am I missing?? Most toy haulers out there have the frig in a slide if it has 2 or 3 slides, I'm sure its the same on a 5ver.
Refrigerators in a slide out do not have a roof vent so an electric fan is used to vent the hot air from the coils. They use a thermal switch and in cool climate they don't come on a lot but are really loud. In the summer they kick on quite frequently. The one in my last TT was very annoying. Some have replaced the fan with quieter fan and added baffles to direct the air flow out of the compartment which helps. This is a common complaint.
