%&$# RV Refrigerator
Well the so-called testing is done on fridge...I could of sat down and cried! I am sooo disappointed and just couldn't bring myself to post late yesterday. The changing of the regulator helped, our temps on propane is the best it's ever been, 30.5 degrees. We left home about 9AM, fridge was on 30.9. We watched it go up and up. When we got to the folks house at noon or so it was 40.2. DH immediately got out, opened lower vent and the tubes in there were cold to the touch. As the camper sat in their yard it then started going back down. We left at 2:45 and the temp was 35.6. We arrived at the campground at 3:45 and it was back up to 39.0. I am sure if we had traveled any further it would of been in the 50s. We decided to leave it on propane and the fridge recovered quite nicely to the lower 30s and it was quick to rebound even after opening the door several times.
DH thought that the flame might be blowing out. However, from my reading after 3 times I don't think it would re-light again and the fridge needs to be restarted. My thoughts were on the pipes in the back. If they are cold then there is not enough heat to make the blasted thing cold. Now, is there to much air flow from the top side vent forcing the air back towards the bottom? Another forum member has same problems but he has a roof vent and we have the 2 side vents. Still yet another forum member has a unit just like ours and no problems at all. We also have the dometic baffle kit to protect the flame. We have even thought about adding some of type of loose woven insulation to the vents to slow down the air flow. The thing works great as long as you don't move the unit so we know it's not the fridge itself. After all the RVs we have owned this is the first time we have had a problem with the fridge. DH just wants to always take a cooler with us, which we do but that doesn't fix the problem. We didn't buy this thing to carry a cooler and ice with us. GRRRR....
DH thought that the flame might be blowing out. However, from my reading after 3 times I don't think it would re-light again and the fridge needs to be restarted. My thoughts were on the pipes in the back. If they are cold then there is not enough heat to make the blasted thing cold. Now, is there to much air flow from the top side vent forcing the air back towards the bottom? Another forum member has same problems but he has a roof vent and we have the 2 side vents. Still yet another forum member has a unit just like ours and no problems at all. We also have the dometic baffle kit to protect the flame. We have even thought about adding some of type of loose woven insulation to the vents to slow down the air flow. The thing works great as long as you don't move the unit so we know it's not the fridge itself. After all the RVs we have owned this is the first time we have had a problem with the fridge. DH just wants to always take a cooler with us, which we do but that doesn't fix the problem. We didn't buy this thing to carry a cooler and ice with us. GRRRR....
