Dometic Compressor Fridge Issue
I’m hoping to tap into the membership’s vast knowledge. I own a 2 year old Northstar TC650. It was optioned with the compressor fridge based on all the good reviews and pluses over the absorption mode...
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The picture shown above is accurate. The freezer is a separate compartment within the fridge box. I checked the temperatures of each area with two separate thermometers. I placed about a dozen of various bottles and cans and a cup of water (in the center of the fridge) that were pre-cooled in the house fridge and then let the truck camper fridge run for 24 hours. I checked the temperature of the water in the cup and the air within the fridge. For the freezer, I just left the thermometers inside.
My previous fridge thermometer must have got bounced around too much and was no longer accurate so I cannot compare the previous temps with the current temps. I know we never had spoiled food or got sick, but anything is possible! Secondly, during previous uses of the fridge, the compressor would cycle on and off as needed to stay cold. It currently runs non-stop which I believe is why the freezer gets so cold. It baffles me why the fridge is not getting cold enough. The gasket is good and I made sure the door was closed properly. The ambient temp has been warm but no where as hot as previous uses.
Based on all the great responses and other reading I have been doing, I'm starting to wonder if something got blocked in the cooling system and the flow of the refrigerant is not reaching the fridge area.
My previous fridge thermometer must have got bounced around too much and was no longer accurate so I cannot compare the previous temps with the current temps. I know we never had spoiled food or got sick, but anything is possible! Secondly, during previous uses of the fridge, the compressor would cycle on and off as needed to stay cold. It currently runs non-stop which I believe is why the freezer gets so cold. It baffles me why the fridge is not getting cold enough. The gasket is good and I made sure the door was closed properly. The ambient temp has been warm but no where as hot as previous uses.
Based on all the great responses and other reading I have been doing, I'm starting to wonder if something got blocked in the cooling system and the flow of the refrigerant is not reaching the fridge area.
