Refrigerator in slide out not cold enough
I have used my present rig for 10 summers with the refrigerator in the slide out not being cold enough. For 10 years various mechanics have tried to "fix" the problem without success. My wife and I ...
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csamayfield55 wrote:
I have been doing a TON of reading on this the last few days. The problem with the refer in the slide is lack of airflow. The non slide units have a vent to the roof that allows cooling air to draft up and out.
Have you added extra cooling fans to the box? Did you check to see if there are any air flow restrictions?
If you are set on going to a residential get an inverter to run the fridge so it will stay running when you are going down the road
Chris
This is an excellent post. The problem with a refrigerator in the slide out is no roof vent so any natural ventilation normally through the roof vent is greatly reduced with a wall vent at the top. Computer pancake fans run on 12 volts and draw very very little current. Install one at the base of the coils at the bottom of the refrigerator in the back to blow air over them. This will force air to exit the upper vent. Remember the refrigerator is merely removing warm air from inside the unit and expelling the air outside. if that heat removed cannot dissipate, then the refrigerator will not cool. That is why the fan works so well.
This is an easy, cheap fix. if your "mechanic" has not done this or suggested it, then you need another "mechanic." This is so eay you can do it yourself.
