Norcold N611 Defrost mode issue
I have a Norcold N611 Refrigerator in my 2013 Itasca Sunstar 26HE. When my refrigerator is operating normally, the temperature will be about 30 degrees and the freezer will be -10 degrees. I intenti...
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The "defrost" mode in certain Norcolds is NOT really a real defrost. It is just shutting down the refer for 2 hours every 48 to 54 hours IF RUN CONTINUOUSLY. What this does is stop the cooling process for less than 2 hours and allows the evaporator to defrost any ice and drain. This will NOT affect the freezer as it is a separate box from the lower refer. As long as you do not open the doors too much when this defrost is happening, the refer should not warm up that much. There is NO WAY shutting down the refer for 2 hours would allow a -10 freezer to warm up 40 degrees in 2 hours unless your freezer door is not sealed, but if that were true, it would not get to -10 degrees. HOW are you taking this temp measurement? Doug
