Freezer works, refridgerator doesn't.
Refrigerator is an 876EG2 Norcold. It is 28 years old. The back wall of the freezer reads 9F after running 4 hours, the fridge cooling fins read room temp (85F). I assume this is a blockage in ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:maillemaker wrote:
Like I said, I had it running for a week 2 weeks ago and the lower unit never cooled off. But the freezer was full of frozen stuff.
Steve
Thermostat uses the temp in food compartment for control of cooling cycles
Doesn't sense freezer temp....just the food compartment fin temp vai the thermistor
Food compartment NOT cooling off after running for a week and freezer staying frozen.........COOLING UNIT is bad
Blockage in cooling unit that can NOT be repaired.
Replacement of cooling unit, new fridge or go residential
Also a third solution (if replacement is required....
Go with a Danfoss compressor unit. Dometic and now Norcold offer them. Just a little bit more amp draw than a residential unit because the Danfoss has a 'smart' compressor that adjusts it's 'duty cycle' to fit the compartment temperature plus, they run on 110 shore power and 12 volt battery power (you do need solar to keep the house batteries up or a small genny but they are very efficient, cool down 10 times as fast as an Ammonia fridge and don't have to be level to operate.
When my Ammonia unit poops out it will be a Danfoss replacement, maybe sooner, who knows.
