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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korbe wrote: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
A campin neighbor explained how he was bummed that he can't dry camp much because his frig was in the slideout and it included an additional fan because it couldn't vent straight up and out.
Sure you can. Add batteries and/or solar. The FWs I'm looking at to replace my current one have the fridge in the slide, and this is exactly what I'm planning on doing, if there's no fan already in place. I've even thought about putting in a dedicated battery and solar panel for the job.
Lyle
