fridge cooling problem Dometic DM2852
Having a cooling problem with my fifth wheel fridge. 2011 Crossroads Cruiser Sahara. Since day one cooling has only been adequate. I had it check right after we bought it and was told working fine ...
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Take a look at the first few pages of This Install and Use Manual.
I've seen better diagrams, but this'll explain that the fridge needs to be installed in a way that convection carries heat off the coils and out of the coach. It also works out that if the fridge is in a slide, so the venting isn't straight up and out of the coach, then it needs a fan to create that circulation.
That, and baffling to prevent a dead space where air swirls but doesn't flow up and out.
I've seen better diagrams, but this'll explain that the fridge needs to be installed in a way that convection carries heat off the coils and out of the coach. It also works out that if the fridge is in a slide, so the venting isn't straight up and out of the coach, then it needs a fan to create that circulation.
That, and baffling to prevent a dead space where air swirls but doesn't flow up and out.
