Refrigerator Issue
I have a 3-way fridge (Dometic RML 8555) which has operated reasonably well for the last 2 years on 120 V or gas as long as the outside temperature was not above 90 degrees F. But in the last few mon...
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WA4HTZ wrote:
Also, check the condensate drain tube which should be coming out of the lower vent. The cheap plastic tubing the manufactures use becomes brittle and breaks after 2 or 3 years and then you get warm air into the refrigerator. Go to www.rvrefrigeration.com (sorry, don't know how to post links yet) and look for a 3 part series of videos on replacing the condensate drain tube. These are very good. If you take the lower vent cover off, it is easy to tell if yours is cracked and falling apart. The bad news: you have to pull the refrigerator to replace it in most cases.
That is a very good suggestion. I have not checked the drain as a potential source of heat intrusion into the fridge, but it would seem logical that if this is cracked or broken, it would allow more air (heat) into the fridge when traveling.
