Leveling a Fridge while on the Road
We travel with our fridge on (the fridge's rear coils are facing the TT's right-side, outside wall). Sometimes we pull off here and there on some uneven surfaces for 4-8 hours at a time. I can easil...
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alfredmay wrote:
When I was researching this topic years ago what I found was a statement by (I believe) Norcold in their owners manual that the allowed tolerance was up to 3 degrees side to side and 6 degrees front to back. I purchased small levels that were graduated in degrees and placed them on the refer. A quick check told me if I was OK to run the refer.
The item is Lev O Gage II and is found in RV stores.
http://www.suncompany.net/productDetail.php?stockNumber=306-R
I agree, Below is a copy and paste formula that I used when I had a 3 way fridge.
"If you use a 9" level on your counter top or un-carpeted floor,
with one end touching surface, by raising the low end of the level until the bubble is centered between the lines the raised end should be less than 1\2" above the countertop. Actually at 9" length 15/32"= 3 degrees. I think most boxes allow up to 3 degrees side to side and 6 front to rear ( of box ) Hope this helps"
Marvin
