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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Update: Cooling unit was sent off to Pines and repaired. Have reinstalled.
The freezer got to 25 degrees in 3 hours, then kind of leveled off there for 24 hours. Fridge stayed a few degrees above ambient temp. But then after 36 hours, freezer got to 15 degrees and fridge got to 30. This was in the morning after a cold night. All this was with the thermistor still hooked up.
This morning after taking that reading, I turned off the control panel and hooked the 120V element directly to power source. Fridge is back up to 35 degrees right now, freezer still at about 15.
I have a thermometer with a probe that I've run through the thermistor wire hole, lets me check fridge temp without opening it. Still have to open it to check freezer.
I've heard it said that my smaller unit (RM2354 for compact truck camper) is not as good at cooling as larger units. Can anyone tell me with some certainty what temps my unit should be able to achieve with ambient temps around 45-50 degrees outside, and what it should be able to do in the summer with an assist from a solar fan in the back of the cabinet aimed at the condensor fins?
I'm not sure I'll ever trust this fridge with perishable food for more than a day or so again. It might be an expensive drink cooler now.
The freezer got to 25 degrees in 3 hours, then kind of leveled off there for 24 hours. Fridge stayed a few degrees above ambient temp. But then after 36 hours, freezer got to 15 degrees and fridge got to 30. This was in the morning after a cold night. All this was with the thermistor still hooked up.
This morning after taking that reading, I turned off the control panel and hooked the 120V element directly to power source. Fridge is back up to 35 degrees right now, freezer still at about 15.
I have a thermometer with a probe that I've run through the thermistor wire hole, lets me check fridge temp without opening it. Still have to open it to check freezer.
I've heard it said that my smaller unit (RM2354 for compact truck camper) is not as good at cooling as larger units. Can anyone tell me with some certainty what temps my unit should be able to achieve with ambient temps around 45-50 degrees outside, and what it should be able to do in the summer with an assist from a solar fan in the back of the cabinet aimed at the condensor fins?
I'm not sure I'll ever trust this fridge with perishable food for more than a day or so again. It might be an expensive drink cooler now.
