Side-by-Side Fridge struggles
I just bought a new Rockwood 8299BS 5th wheel with apposing slides with a side-by-side fridge in one of the slides. When I first bought it, the fridge seemed to work good but seemed to run often...or ...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
They are a totally sealed system.
Add the fans inside.
Make sure the baffle in the "chimney" is not missing
Add fans to the chimney.
Other than doing these things you are hooped. (as we all are)jstaffon wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I hate to say this but it is typical behavior.
You can help it by adding a fan that runs constantly on the cooling fins in the top of the inside of the fridge.
I'm not sure exactly how these fridges work except that they use "ammonia" instead of Freon....and maybe not in the same way. Do they sometimes need to be recharged like the Freon fridges or are they sealed units?
What do you mean "...add the fans inside" and "...add fans to the chimney"? Is that something that can be done without having to take the fridge out? Can I do this mod or do I have to have a service shop do this? I only have access to two vents on the outside of the camper. Thanks!
