unlevel refrigerator question

Carl n Susan wrote:
I wouldn't be overly concerned about being level. Newer Dometic (and Norcold) refers operate at up to 3 degrees off level side-to-side and 6 degrees off level front-to-back (http://dutchmen.com/image/data/documents/parts/Norcold_1200_Series_Refer_Manual.pdf Page 18). If you are comfortable walking about inside, the refer will be fine.

Question:
A RV which is off-level by 3° degrees is how many inches side to side?

Answer:
1 degree = Pi/180 radians, so 3 degrees = Pi/60 radians. The width of the RV is typically 8’. Therefore the arc length (the curved distance traveled (close enough for our work)) is radius times the angle as measured in radians. So arc length = 8(Pi/60) feet and Pi is roughly 3.1416

Solving the formula gives:
8(3.1416/60) = 8(0.05236) = 0.4188’ = 5.02656"

I suspect most of us would be very uncomfortable if one side of the RV was 5" lower (or higher) than the other.

Perhaps YOU wouldn't mind "experimenting" on your OWN fridge at 1,2 or 3 degrees off level for a while?

The perhaps report back on the results..

Or perhaps you are willing to bump the OP and anyone else the money to repair or replace their fridge by following your advice based on MANUFACTURERS REVISED specs?

You see, the manufacturers have a VESTED "interest" in SELLING NEW fridges. If you do your best to operate the fridge fully within LEVEL they will not "sell" as many replacements..

The fact is now days these fridges do not seem to last as long as the ones made 20 or even 30 yrs ago.. I wonder why? Perhaps because folks "like" the fact that the manufactures specs have been lowered to the point that anything goes?

The truth of the matter is the manufacturers CAN NOT ALTER, BEND OR CHANGE GRAVITY. Gravity is the MAIN PRINCIPLE to how the fridge works. The fridge WORKS BEST AT LEVEL and the further off level you go the less it works..

Its YOUR money to do what you want to, myself I don't like throwing it away...