Freezer works, fridge does not.
Hello! I have a 2017 Travel Lite 625SL truck camper that I bought new. The fridge/freezer unit which is a Dometic RM2354, mfg 2016, worked OK when I bought it, but never as well as the larger unit...
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Well, after running for 12 hours with the thermistor unplugged, the fridge is still at 45 degrees. Ambient temp outside is 47 degrees right now.
The freezer is at 10 degrees, ice packs are still frozen solid. Every time I touched the chimney today it was hot, every time I touched the 120 heating unit it was almost hot enough to burn after a 1-second touch.
It seems hardly necessary to plug the heater leads into the 120V directly. If the controls were turning off the heat improperly, the freezer would not be staying cold. So plugging the 120V heating leads directly into the outlet bypassing the controls doesn't seem like it will do anything.
In doing some more searching specifically on the freezer getting cold while the fridge stays warm, it really seems like I have a blockage in the cooling unit.
It is suggested on some other forum threads that I take the fridge out and lay it on each side for a few hours in an attempt to dislodge the blockage, which may help temporarily, or possibly for a very long time if the flakes settle in the bottom. Or buy a refurbished cooling unit, which seems to me like a better plan. Anyone know if you still have to pull the fridge to replace that?
The freezer is at 10 degrees, ice packs are still frozen solid. Every time I touched the chimney today it was hot, every time I touched the 120 heating unit it was almost hot enough to burn after a 1-second touch.
It seems hardly necessary to plug the heater leads into the 120V directly. If the controls were turning off the heat improperly, the freezer would not be staying cold. So plugging the 120V heating leads directly into the outlet bypassing the controls doesn't seem like it will do anything.
In doing some more searching specifically on the freezer getting cold while the fridge stays warm, it really seems like I have a blockage in the cooling unit.
It is suggested on some other forum threads that I take the fridge out and lay it on each side for a few hours in an attempt to dislodge the blockage, which may help temporarily, or possibly for a very long time if the flakes settle in the bottom. Or buy a refurbished cooling unit, which seems to me like a better plan. Anyone know if you still have to pull the fridge to replace that?
