Dometic Refrigerator inoperative
We have been back & forth our Dometic fridge in our 2015 Montana 5er. It quit working properly in early June. The dealer replaced the cooling unit and it worked for 24 hours then back to temps in the ...
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After the final cooling unit in my rig did the same - operated for about 2 weeks then failed to cool. But resumed normal operation after sitting 48 hours unfired I trashed the Norcold. But Sal and I at KOOL FUN an absorbsion WD and cooling unit rebuilder in Inwindale CA chopped open the new cooling unit at my expense. The 3rd warranty replacement unit.
We found welding slag inside the tubing. About a thimble full that escaped being evacuated upon depressurization of the unit. This was the autumn after the great events on the Yucatan peninsula.
Bottom line: Sal theorized the slag percolated upward slow but sure and managed to plug an orifice. A tech rep from Norcold examimed the refrigerator and my rig. He said nothing was done incorrectly on the install. This is absolutely aside the unit temperature "issues" I experienced for four months. When I moved to San Cristobal de Las Casas elevation 7,000 ft the refrigerator temp dropped to acceptable level. But it did not stop nor did anything else stop the 2 week periods of operation failure with the original nor THREE NEW Norcold cooling unit replacements. The tech supervised the last install.
We found welding slag inside the tubing. About a thimble full that escaped being evacuated upon depressurization of the unit. This was the autumn after the great events on the Yucatan peninsula.
Bottom line: Sal theorized the slag percolated upward slow but sure and managed to plug an orifice. A tech rep from Norcold examimed the refrigerator and my rig. He said nothing was done incorrectly on the install. This is absolutely aside the unit temperature "issues" I experienced for four months. When I moved to San Cristobal de Las Casas elevation 7,000 ft the refrigerator temp dropped to acceptable level. But it did not stop nor did anything else stop the 2 week periods of operation failure with the original nor THREE NEW Norcold cooling unit replacements. The tech supervised the last install.
