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psac1965
Explorer
Oct 06, 2013

dometic refridge quits working when weather turns cold

Our dometic NDR 1292 gas/elec refridgerator in our 2006 Teton 5th wheel turns off at temps below 35/40 degrees. It would turn on later in the day as the outside temp. warms up. This started last winte...
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camperpaul
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Oct 06, 2013
psac1965 wrote:
I looked in the manual for a way reset the temp. Is that the sensor that slides up and down on the fins in the inside rear of the fridge?

It is not a setting.

When the outdoor air temperature falls below 28°F the water in the cooling unit freezes. To prevent this you HAVE TO use a small heater near the coils; a 60 Watt light bulb works very nicely.

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