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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As stated above, there is not a compressor in an RV refrigerator.
An RV refrigerator must be fairly level to operate correctly.
An RV refrigerator uses an absorption system that utilizes no mechanical pumps or compressors to circulate the refrigerant within the system, so proper leveling is required to provide refrigerant flow in the gravity - flow system.
Without proper leveling, refrigerant within the cooling coils will collect and stagnate at certain areas.
The sodium chromate solution can overheat causing, crystallization and creating blockages.
Crystallization will stop the cooling process and may permanently damage the cooling unit.
You can operate your RV refrigerator anyway you want, but there may be short and long term consequences to its reliability if its too far from level...
An RV refrigerator must be fairly level to operate correctly.
An RV refrigerator uses an absorption system that utilizes no mechanical pumps or compressors to circulate the refrigerant within the system, so proper leveling is required to provide refrigerant flow in the gravity - flow system.
Without proper leveling, refrigerant within the cooling coils will collect and stagnate at certain areas.
The sodium chromate solution can overheat causing, crystallization and creating blockages.
Crystallization will stop the cooling process and may permanently damage the cooling unit.
You can operate your RV refrigerator anyway you want, but there may be short and long term consequences to its reliability if its too far from level...
