fridge blowing out
Ok, just wanted to see if anyone with older non DSI fridges have an issue with it blowing out on the highway and what you did to fix it. I have a Dometic RM2510 that actualy works good and for the mo...
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I have a pre-electronics anything rebranded Dometic in my vintage campers. I tried a number of things to try and solve the blow out issue from cross winds. I later figured out it was basically going under the roof vent and forcing air back down the back of the fridge blowing it out on my first one.
Since there wasn't a really good fix for that while driving (And I tried all of them, including making sure it wasn't a carbon issue on the thermocouple bulb), I ended up upgrading my charge wiring to 4 gauge from the alternator and into the main electrical system of the camper and setup a manual 2-way dual pole switch that allowed me to swap several outlets in the camper to running off a 400 watt inverter and ran the fridge off its 110volt element going down the road. Unit stayed good and cold and no more blow outs or burner to remember to turn off and on at every fuel stop.
On my second vintage unit, I replicated this, but setup an auto changeover mechanism to facilitate the 110 volt side instead of a manual switch.
The gas burner gets used now when dry camping and the camper is not in transit as it stays lit perfectly fine without the vehicle moving.
Since there wasn't a really good fix for that while driving (And I tried all of them, including making sure it wasn't a carbon issue on the thermocouple bulb), I ended up upgrading my charge wiring to 4 gauge from the alternator and into the main electrical system of the camper and setup a manual 2-way dual pole switch that allowed me to swap several outlets in the camper to running off a 400 watt inverter and ran the fridge off its 110volt element going down the road. Unit stayed good and cold and no more blow outs or burner to remember to turn off and on at every fuel stop.
On my second vintage unit, I replicated this, but setup an auto changeover mechanism to facilitate the 110 volt side instead of a manual switch.
The gas burner gets used now when dry camping and the camper is not in transit as it stays lit perfectly fine without the vehicle moving.
