Fridge is cycling on and off every 10-15 seconds

ashnic wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:
ok, here is the likely issue. First the good news. Outback did the fridge install as dometic outlines, proper baffling, proper venting, and including the thermostatically controlled 12V fan across the coils in the proper location. Makes for good fridge operation, good and cold etc. etc.

So what's the problem??? Well, something you likely won't get dometic or a dealer to fix for free, and it's time consuming. The issue is that on some dometic fridges the thermostatic button either comes loose or partially fails and ends up with a too close on/off temperature difference. So you get the cycling. To fix it means pulling the fridge to get access to the fan and thermoswitch, since it is about half way up the stack.

I've know mutliple folks with properly installed fridges that have experienced this issue.

What you'll likely find is it happens most at moderate temperatures. Hot days the fan will run almost continously. Cold days it won't come on, Nice days, it cycles on and off.

Mine worked fine till this last summer, when it started acting up.

So what can you do?? Fortunetly one fix is reasonably easy,

1) get one of the solar fan kits and install it. This will keep enough air flowing and without very much noise, so the normal fan never comes on. There are several options, one has a solar panel that fits on the fridge top vent cover. and mount the fan either at the top of the vent. (requires cutting and replacing the screen) or drop the wire down the stack and mount the fan at the bottom of the compartment. I did this mod, and it stopped the cycling of the normal fan completely.

2) Live with it. It isn't hurting anything, other than what can be an anoying noise when everything in the trailer is quite.

and it has nothing to do with power source, AC or propane.

How would I go about mounting the solar panel..I have never done anything like that but doesn't sound like it would be to difficult..