NORCOLD refrigerator not getting cold?
I have a new 2014 Bighorn 3685RL with the 12 cubic foot double sided RV refrigerator (NORCOLD series 121X). The first trip out the ambient temperature was about 70 degrees F. The frig worked perfectly...
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Is your unit level? I had that problem once and I took it to a service place. First question the guy asked is was it level. He explained that the cooling gasses cannot circulate when the unit is not level. I just keep the unit level and thankfully the unit has been working.
From what I understand, if the RV refrigerator is run unleveled it can cause the cooling unit boiler to overhead, block and crack. When the refrigerator is operating, water moves around the pipes and flows down the coils on the back into the main storage tank. The pipes on the back all slope down from side to side. When the RV is off-level, one direction of the coil will be flowing up-hill and the water flow will stop. When this happens there is no flow to the boiler section and the water in the boiler pipe boils dry. The rust inhibitor dries up and blocks the boiler tube. If the unit is kept running the boiler pipe will get so hot that it will crack from the gas pressure inside the coils
That is probably a bit drastic but just thought I'd pass it on.
From what I understand, if the RV refrigerator is run unleveled it can cause the cooling unit boiler to overhead, block and crack. When the refrigerator is operating, water moves around the pipes and flows down the coils on the back into the main storage tank. The pipes on the back all slope down from side to side. When the RV is off-level, one direction of the coil will be flowing up-hill and the water flow will stop. When this happens there is no flow to the boiler section and the water in the boiler pipe boils dry. The rust inhibitor dries up and blocks the boiler tube. If the unit is kept running the boiler pipe will get so hot that it will crack from the gas pressure inside the coils
That is probably a bit drastic but just thought I'd pass it on.
