camperpaul wrote:
Chris Bryant wrote:
The heater is separate from the ice maker- it keeps the water line from freezing. It is the only temperature sensitive item I can think of, and it draws a small bit of current, which could make a bad connection show up.
The problem is common when the outside temperature drops below 28°F
and the "WEAK AMMONIA SOLUTION" freezes.
I'll use the graphic that I made over a decade ago-
from my page at
http://bryantrv.com/reefer.html
BTW - I notice you are in DeLand Florida where "severe cold" is temperatures below 55°F. To those of us who 'winter' near the Cheddar Curtain, 40°F is a heat wave.
I am fully aware of how an absorption refrigerator works, and can assure you that 1, it is not "very common", and 2, the weak solution will not freeze at 28 degrees. I have over 15 years and 1/2 million miles of RVing experience, including Wisconsin in December.
This pic is from November 1988 in Chicago after driving in from Grand Rapids, Mi. From there we went north.
Amazingly, my refrigerator worked fine in below zero weather (I was going through a 40# cylinder every other day though).
Last- can you explain any possible way that a freezing "weak solution" can shut the power off?
