Dometic Refrigerator Problem
We have a Dometic DM2852 fridge that gets up to almost 50F on warm days (above 80-85F). On cool days (below 75F) the fridge maintains a nice 38-40F. The freezer never gets above 0F. It seems th...
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dougrainer wrote:
The baffle IS critical. BUT, it would be best to run the refer hot wired to 120 bypassing the controls for a few days in the temps you have the trouble in.
Yeah, that's the problem - finding temps >85F before next summer. I can get the fridge to freeze with the Dinosaur board.
BTW, the exchanger at the top looks clean, but I'm looking at it through the exhaust screen on the roof (vent cap removed). It's hard to tell if there was a deflector forcing all the air through the exchanger. Plus it's been over a month since I looked. I don't remember the gap size (1"? 2"? 1/2"?), but I pull the fridge out I'll reduce that gap to almost nothing.
Installing a bank of exhaust fans . . . . I'm running on 12V most of the time. OK, I run a generator so I can watch satellite tv at night. Still, I'm not fond of a constant drain on the batteries. Solar solution? Or just fix what needs fixin.
Best,
- bob
