How level does a fridge have to be?
I'm getting really aggravated with my Norcold 1200LRIM fridge. It's constantly going into the "no co" lockout, and when it does work, it's sort-of cold in the freezer and only lukewarm in the refriger...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
To put it more simply, if you refrigerator is located along the side wall like mine is then:
multiply your RV width across the tires in inches by 0.1045
and multiply your wheelbase in inches by 0.0523
A. Calculating the inches out of level allowed for the refrigerator requires that you know the wheelbase of your MH (the distance between the front and rear wheels) and the distance side to side between the center of the tires. After that, it's simple trigonometry.
In my MH the refrigerator is located along the side wall on the passenger side. Front to back on the fridge is therefore side to side on the MH, so I am allowed to be off level in this direction by 6 degrees. I measured 73 inches across the tires, so multiplying 73 by the sine of 6 degrees (0.1045) gave me an allowable out of level of 7.6 inches. The fridge is allowed to be off level by 3 degrees side to side, which is front to back on the MH. My E450 chassis has a wheelbase of 158 inches, so multiplying 158 by the sine of 3 degrees (0.0523) gives me an allowable out of level of 8.3 inches.
In other words, if it feels level it's level enough for the fridge.
When my TT is parked on my street it's about 3" difference side to side on the TT, or front to back on the fridge. It keeps the fridge a nice 32-36 on 3 of 5 and the freezer makes ice pretty quickly.
