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wa8yxm
Aug 17, 2014Explorer III
As others have said, Operate the magnetic switch to re-set the sensor.
RV fridges can be divided into basically three types.. The first of these has two major components and a few minor ones.
ABSORPTION COOLING UNITS (LP or lp/electric) There 2 major brands of these, Dometic and Norcold, and a third for JUST the cooling uint (Amish built) I am not sure but I would not be surprised to find the manufacturer of the cooling unit is the same for both N and D. Likewise burners and valves and heat elements (The lesser parts) The major difference is the control board and how they handled the recall (Norcold, though more of PITA (Pain in the Anatomy) did the better job I think). Frankly. I would not recommend one over the other. as I think they are both just about equal.
The next kind of RV Fridge is the residential.. These suck electricity, can not run on LP, now, compared to the Absorption units they are generally more efficient, but.. they still draw over 100 watts running.
High Effiency Compressor (Danfoss, SLING, and one other) Units, Both Dometic and Norcold have at least one offering in this class too.. I am sitting beside an Engel chest freezer that uses this technology (They call the compressor motor a "Sling Motor"... 36 watts.. The larger FRIDGE unit might draw 45 give or take a few... By comparison, a 1156 light bulb is around 26 watts.
NOT MUCH POWER: and that is what I would recommend.
RV fridges can be divided into basically three types.. The first of these has two major components and a few minor ones.
ABSORPTION COOLING UNITS (LP or lp/electric) There 2 major brands of these, Dometic and Norcold, and a third for JUST the cooling uint (Amish built) I am not sure but I would not be surprised to find the manufacturer of the cooling unit is the same for both N and D. Likewise burners and valves and heat elements (The lesser parts) The major difference is the control board and how they handled the recall (Norcold, though more of PITA (Pain in the Anatomy) did the better job I think). Frankly. I would not recommend one over the other. as I think they are both just about equal.
The next kind of RV Fridge is the residential.. These suck electricity, can not run on LP, now, compared to the Absorption units they are generally more efficient, but.. they still draw over 100 watts running.
High Effiency Compressor (Danfoss, SLING, and one other) Units, Both Dometic and Norcold have at least one offering in this class too.. I am sitting beside an Engel chest freezer that uses this technology (They call the compressor motor a "Sling Motor"... 36 watts.. The larger FRIDGE unit might draw 45 give or take a few... By comparison, a 1156 light bulb is around 26 watts.
NOT MUCH POWER: and that is what I would recommend.
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