Norcold Fridge - Ice on Fins
I have an older Norcold 1200-series unit with the cooling unit recently replaced. Always keep it level. I recently installed one of those wireless temp read-outs with remote sensors that go in the fre...
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Like you I turn mine off every two days to stop the defrost cycle and move this fan to a different location on the fins to defrost the ice. Yes ice on the fins will lower the cooling slightly as the air is getting to 31+ degree ice instead of 27- degree fins.
Was it hotter out than normal when it would not cool as well? Was that side in the sun all day? Are both outside fans working? Does not take much to have the inside temp go up. You can have another thing to to watch by holding both the Mode and Temp buttons down until you get 88 , Then press Mode three times to get a readout of the fins temp. I'm in the process of replacing mine with a home refer.
Was it hotter out than normal when it would not cool as well? Was that side in the sun all day? Are both outside fans working? Does not take much to have the inside temp go up. You can have another thing to to watch by holding both the Mode and Temp buttons down until you get 88 , Then press Mode three times to get a readout of the fins temp. I'm in the process of replacing mine with a home refer.
