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Old-Biscuit
Apr 23, 2013Explorer III
limbery wrote:
Question ... Is it more important for an rv fridge to be level front to back of fridge or l to r? Or both?
BOTH....
MFG. recommends no more than 3 degrees off level side-to-side and 6 degrees off level front to back.
The ammonia vapor gets condensed back into liquid and flows via gravity to lower section then gets heated back up into vapor and rises to upper section(s).
Because of the thermodynamics and gravity the fridge needs to be 'reasonably level' so that the 'solution' does not stagnate in one area becoming crystallized and end up causing blockage....which causes overheating of tubes. Tubes crack/split......ammonia solution leak. DEAD fridge.
Operating while traveling is not a problem due to the rocking/rolling of rig.....keeps the solution in motion
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