How close must you be to true level to not harm refrigerator

dave17352 wrote:
If you comfortable to use the inside the refer is to. Another rule is 3 degrees front to back and 6 degrees side to side which is a lot more than you might think.

That "rule" is specifications right out of the manual of my Dometic refrigerator.

It is leveled to the floor of the freezer compartment (that's what the little bubble that came with your RV is for). You're not trying to level the RV, just the fridge (the two are not the same).

When we first get each new RV, we find a place where the fridge shows as completely level, the we shim a bubble level till it shows as completely level, and glue it down (where the driver can see it). That way we know that the RV is level to the fridge.

We always have used a quarter level as "close enough".

Just added ARPrv unit to our 1200 Norcold. Kind of interesting to be able to see the temp of the flue. The basics as explained to us by the installer of the unit. Ours is running 348° on Electric and around 360° on gas. We are level. At present we are in the defrost mode to clear the fins at the back of the refrigerator and the flue is at 131°. Temps in the mid 600° area can lead to boiler failure. The ARPrv shuts down the refrigerator cooling unit to cool down in the mid 400° range on the flue. When preset temps are met it restarts the refrigerator's cooling unit. So the potentially damaging high temps in the cooling unit can't be reached.

Hi,

Damage can start in 15 minutes or under from overheating. I solved that by adding this device.

fridge protection

The damage is cumulative and can not be reversed.

I used to aim at 1/2 bubble and that can be a real chore.

downtheroad wrote:
I go with half a bubble...If it's within half a bubble on the level then it's good to go.

Yep, its half a bubble for us too. Haven't had a problem with the frig in 5 years.

Dave

I go with half a bubble...If it's within half a bubble on the level then it's good to go.

I just get the RV level enough that it is comfortable to be in without things rolling off the table or feeling like I am walking up an incline. That seems to be level enough for the fridge because it always works great.

Like Dirty Harry said; do you feel !ucky?

It needs to be pretty level fore and aft.

If you face the fridge, it needs to be very level side to side.

If its off some the other way its OK.

If you comfortable to use the inside the refer is to. Another rule is 3 degrees front to back and 6 degrees side to side which is a lot more than you might think.

Newer RV refrigerators are more tolerant and will be fine if you aren't completely level. We rarely are completely level. With over 7 years and 300+ nights of camping without being completely level, our refrigerator works just fine.

-Michael