Absorption refrigerator cool down time
Lot's of post on the RV fridge not cooling down fast,so I timed mine that I have only used once in two years because I use frozen jugs for 2-3 day trips because of not having to be level..In a truck c...
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I did the test like 3 years ago and here are the results again.
Dometic 5 cu fridge about 16 yo at the time.
Refridgerator test
tm-amb-ins-fd/rf-flr/fr-fd/fr
12--80--80--80----80----80
1---87--84--78----64----80
2---90--86--78----35----71
3---91--88--74----23----55
4---94--90--69----17----46
5---94--90--68----13----36
6---92--90--64-----8----32
7---93--90--63-----9----32
8---89--89--57----12----36
10--79--85--55-----8----32 (froze)
6---64--74--47----10----32 ......day 2
9---76--75--45-----9----26 (thermostat switched off)
10--87--78--40-----0----15
12--94--87--42-----5----18
1---99--90--40-----2----13
4--103--96--39-----0-----6
5--104--94--40-----0-----3
6--100--96--40-----0-----1
8---93--95--40---(-5)----1
10--88--92--34---(-3)----4
turned off for the night/switched to propane
6---77--82--50----40----40..... day 3
7---77--82--50----30----36
9---86--85--48-----5----24
11--88--89--50-----2----11
12--92--92--55-----0----11
1---95--94--55-----0-----7
3--102--97--50---(-2)----2
4--103--98--50---(-2)----2
5--103--99--52---(-6)----1
7---99--99--50---(-5)----0
I simulated food with water bottles, so
fd is temperature of bottle inside the fridge.
Time is what clock show at given day.
ins=temp inside camper
fl = temp of freezer compartment floor
Dometic 5 cu fridge about 16 yo at the time.
Refridgerator test
tm-amb-ins-fd/rf-flr/fr-fd/fr
12--80--80--80----80----80
1---87--84--78----64----80
2---90--86--78----35----71
3---91--88--74----23----55
4---94--90--69----17----46
5---94--90--68----13----36
6---92--90--64-----8----32
7---93--90--63-----9----32
8---89--89--57----12----36
10--79--85--55-----8----32 (froze)
6---64--74--47----10----32 ......day 2
9---76--75--45-----9----26 (thermostat switched off)
10--87--78--40-----0----15
12--94--87--42-----5----18
1---99--90--40-----2----13
4--103--96--39-----0-----6
5--104--94--40-----0-----3
6--100--96--40-----0-----1
8---93--95--40---(-5)----1
10--88--92--34---(-3)----4
turned off for the night/switched to propane
6---77--82--50----40----40..... day 3
7---77--82--50----30----36
9---86--85--48-----5----24
11--88--89--50-----2----11
12--92--92--55-----0----11
1---95--94--55-----0-----7
3--102--97--50---(-2)----2
4--103--98--50---(-2)----2
5--103--99--52---(-6)----1
7---99--99--50---(-5)----0
I simulated food with water bottles, so
fd is temperature of bottle inside the fridge.
Time is what clock show at given day.
ins=temp inside camper
fl = temp of freezer compartment floor
