Puzzled by Refrigerator Problem
I'm getting ready for a trip, and can't figure out what's going on with the Dometic fridge in my six year old trailer. FWIW, we didn't use it at all for a year. Yesterday I tested the stove, water ...
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Well, it never really "roared", that's just the first word that came to mind to describe the "sound it makes when the flame ignites". I usually sent my wife to listen for it when we set up camp without electicity. Her hearing is better than mine. It's much quieter than the WH, which does kinda "roar".
I think I do have some sort of LP pressure regulation issue that has caused all this. When I reconnected my tanks I was probably guilty of not opening the valves slowly. I reconnected them as mentioned above, and the problem is better, but I'm not sure it's normal yet. The fridge seems to be working fine, fires right up, flame stays on, unit gets cool. However, when testing all the LP appliances, the burners for the WH and stove (both easier to observe the flame than the on the fridge) don't seem to burn as well as they do when only one appliance is on at a time. We have spent six, three and four months at a time on the road (plus several shorter trips) over the last five years, so we know how things worked in the past. BTW, we never use the furnace, even if it's cold enough to need it, which is rarely the case in our travels.
The month-long 3,000 mile trip we're starting next week will be mostly using CGs with hookups, and after the first 10 days will be at much lower elevation than where I am now (5,000 ft). The elevation could play a role in my LP issues, although my experience has been that there hasn't been an effect until you get up around 7,000 feet, and then it only affected the fridge.
My other guess is that the regulator at the point of connection to the tanks isn't working properly. A local RV service place says their supplier has been out of those for months. Has anyone had issues with those regulators?
I think I do have some sort of LP pressure regulation issue that has caused all this. When I reconnected my tanks I was probably guilty of not opening the valves slowly. I reconnected them as mentioned above, and the problem is better, but I'm not sure it's normal yet. The fridge seems to be working fine, fires right up, flame stays on, unit gets cool. However, when testing all the LP appliances, the burners for the WH and stove (both easier to observe the flame than the on the fridge) don't seem to burn as well as they do when only one appliance is on at a time. We have spent six, three and four months at a time on the road (plus several shorter trips) over the last five years, so we know how things worked in the past. BTW, we never use the furnace, even if it's cold enough to need it, which is rarely the case in our travels.
The month-long 3,000 mile trip we're starting next week will be mostly using CGs with hookups, and after the first 10 days will be at much lower elevation than where I am now (5,000 ft). The elevation could play a role in my LP issues, although my experience has been that there hasn't been an effect until you get up around 7,000 feet, and then it only affected the fridge.
My other guess is that the regulator at the point of connection to the tanks isn't working properly. A local RV service place says their supplier has been out of those for months. Has anyone had issues with those regulators?
