Our last TT did not have a Dometic fridge but our current one does. I must say, I'm not that impressed with the controls. We're getting ready to leave on Friday for a 3000+ mile jaunt so I went out to turn on the fridge (plugged into shore power). The only way I can tell if the fridge is running is to go outside and put my ear up against the backside of the unit so I can hear the compressor. For starters, the distance between the ON and OFF setting is SO SMALL that I can barely tell which position the button is in. Secondly, when I'm NOT on Gas, the AUTO light does not light up (which I assume it should). Anyone have the same lame controls?

No compressor on these fridges so not sure what you are hearing. On A/C it would be silent. On LP you may hear the flame.I have the same controls. Pretty easy if you ask me. If the unit is on, the Auto LED will light. If it has a problem lighting on LP, the Check LED will light. If the auto led is not on, you may have the gas button pressed and the fridge is not in auto mode?

My Dometic refer has been flawless for 8 years. Same controls as yours. I have to assume one of two things. Either you have a LED burned out or your on gas only? When i turn mine on it initially looks for electricity to run. If its not present it switches to gas and the display indicates what is being used for a heat source. Not sure what you mean by the off/on control position is so small. It is afterall only a push button on/off. The other button in your picture is fuel source selection. Auto/gas only. Set that switch to auto and leave it alone unless you are running a generator while boon docking. Then switch to gas only.

I have the same and it works "OK" for us. I agree that the buttons could stick out farther but I'm ok with the fact that there is no wasted energy going to energize a light when it's on gas-only because that's generally when I'm dry camping and using a genny. OTOH, I wouldn't have minded if there would have been a different color LED for each function including the gas only mode. But yours is working the same way ours does in that the LED is not on when set to run just on gas.

I wouldn't mind a color LED just to see if things are working, but if I need to check power, I open the lower door, and check the light, or to check cold, I check the back plate in the freezer.Of course, I view it as "no news is good news"... it isn't nice to see the check light on.I always leave my fridge on gas when I'm using the rig. It keeps the spiders guessing.

Agreed. Both buttons have very little difference in either position. The auto light is what I use to determine if the frig is on. I don't "force" it to be on gas, so I leave it in "auto" position - and light comes on when the frig gets turned on.

Not super impressed with Dometic fridge controls

wrenchbender
Explorer
Jan 18, 2014
Welcome to the Dometic Fridge Switch Haters Club.
marcsbigfoot20b
Explorer
Jan 18, 2014
Before I replaced my cooling unit on my dometic (poor performance) with a new Amish unit, I installed a Dinosour circuit board (came as new spare with trailer) and it has a pot to adjust temp. Then I added a Dinosour adjustable thermister box.....makes it easier.

http://www.dinosaurelectronics.com/Dom_adj.htm
wmoses
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
Old-Biscuit wrote:
If you do NOT have a temp control adjustment on upper panel then your temp control is pre-set.
You can make minor adjustments to temp in fridge section by moving the termistor attached via clip to fin.

Sliding the clip up......colder
Sliding clip down........less colder

And that's the biggest flipping joke I ever saw. Thermistor in this day and age! I am not enamored with this fridge, the fan of which is incidentally is not quiet. The Norcold on my hybrid was a smaller 1 door fridge but it was light years better and had a temperature setting on the control panel - 1 to 9.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jan 16, 2014
Glad you got it figured out! it took me 7 years to find out my range hood had a flapper that was locked in the closed position. always thought it was a little loud, but my previous trailer had a similar hood and an exterior flapper that was latched from the outside.

And BTW, when the water heater or furnace stop working don`t start trouble shooting without checking to see if you`re out of propane!
campsmoke
Explorer
Jan 16, 2014
It have experienced the above problems - and I have another -we have a dometic 2door fridge/freezer and I notice a plastic slide on one of the vanes in the back of the refrigerator compartment - does anyone know what it controls or if you move it ou or down for a colder temp? thanks for your help.
sjturbo
Explorer
May 09, 2013
I have never had a problem with my Dometic! I do agree that sometimes I forget how to read it. Of the three units I have had I always have been happy with the Dometic! That is one thing I always look for when shopping for a new rv, Dometic!
mlts22
Explorer
May 09, 2013
The indentation is a spot to move the refrigerator shelf. The manuals of my rig are worthless, but it was reading rv.net and other places where I learned how to bypass the water heater (fairly simple -- usual three valves), verify the refer is running properly (as in making sure it is within 3 degrees of level), and other basic things.
wrenchbender
Explorer
May 09, 2013
I spend about 10 min setting the reefer up and hope its working. As long as the check light is off Iam home free.P.S. do not believe the propaganda about all auto. Mine never does switch to another power source unless selected, not now at 8yrs old nor when it was brand new, and I was getting the snow job from the dealer.
beckid
Explorer
May 09, 2013
Whats the indentation with the arrow pointing at it?
Gene_Ginny
Explorer
May 09, 2013
aamyotte wrote:
I have the same fridge. Where is the temperature control? The only thing that I can see in my fridge is what looks like a sticker on the inside of the fridge. Is this the control and if so how does it work?

Old-Biscuit wrote:
If you do NOT have a temp control adjustment on upper panel then your temp control is pre-set.
You can make minor adjustments to temp in fridge section by moving the termistor attached via clip to fin.

Sliding the clip up......colder
Sliding clip down........less colder

The white plastic piece on the fin in this picture is what Old-Biscuit mentioned.