Domestic refrigerator

Matt_Colie wrote:
Kwright,

With zero information on the situation, my first thought would be to manually defrost the unit.

Most freezer/refrigerators only actually refrigerate the freezer section and count of a passage between the freezer and the warmer refrigerator to cool the warmer section. This passage can easily get blocked by frost. Many new residential units actively defrost this section that many have forgotten about it.

Matt

This is true for Residential refers. NOT TRUE for RV Refers. There is no way any ice/frost build up in the freezer section will stop cooling in the lower section of a RV refer. The simple answer is this, IF the lower section of the OP's refer does NOT get below 50 degrees, odds are the cooling unit is bad. A common mistake novices make when buying a used RV and the seller is dishonest, is to show the buyer the Freezer is COLD and the buyer assumes the refer is to spec. But freezers in RV refers operate at 0 to 10 degrees and any temp below 32 degrees will seem very cold. They buy and then find out the cooling unit is bad. THEN they find out that an RV refer cooling unit can cost anywhere from $500 to $1500, maybe more if they have to pay someone to replace it. They see 18 CF residentials for 300 to 500 dollars and think How much could a RV refer cost? A LOT more. Doug