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apavlin
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Jul 11, 2014

How level does a fridge have to be?

I'm getting really aggravated with my Norcold 1200LRIM fridge. It's constantly going into the "no co" lockout, and when it does work, it's sort-of cold in the freezer and only lukewarm in the refrigerator compartment.

However, I note that my rent-a-storage space (where I test the RV before road-tripping) is not exactly level.

So just how picky are these LP refrigerators? How tilted can they be before they malfunction?

I have to admit, I'm sure spoiled by my Engel portable refrigerators; if they weren't so small and heavy, I'd dump the Norcold in a flash, because the Engel will work at almost any tilt (that won't spill the food out). Too bad Engel doesn't make permanent-mount RV refrigerators.