Nevercold now very cold, east fix!

It seems that airflow on these gas absorption units is very critical. I have a side by side Dometic that has both vents on the side of the coach rather than the more desirable roof vent. In any event I was never happy with the cooling of the fridge. When I was at Fleetwood having some work done I complained about the fridge cooling. The tech reconstructed the cooling area with sheet metal ducts that very carefully controlled the hot air leaving the top vent. In addition they sealed the box with caulking so the hot air had to travel only through the top fins and not just scatter about and sit stagnant in the square areas of the cabinet. In any event since this modification I can definitely say that the fridge is 1000% better. I can keep ice cream frozen in 100+ degree weather, and the fridge always maintains 34 degrees. The downside is that on these types of fridges, is that recovery is slow compared to a compressor fridge, but it will eventually get to proper temps. This is usually only a problem when loading the fridge after shopping. I am not sure who said it, but supposedly 10 seconds of of opening the fridge equals an hour to recover to normal temps. I have found this to be pretty accurate. Last bit of advice is to not overpack the fridge. The fridge requires proper internal airflow to allow the cool air to settle to the bottom of the fridge.