jwboudreau
Westminster, MA USA
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I also have a Fridge problem although it is different from Brian who posted earlier. My fridge had been working fine, today while preparing for a long trip, the DW noticed that things weren't very cold. I looked and felt things inside and she was right. I then checked the freezer and that was working wonderfully. I went to the back of the fridge and everything seems in order (not that I would know).
My question is what would cause a Dometic Fridge to work great in the freezer and not so good for the refrigerator part? The Dometic Recall was done last spring and I do leave the drainage hose out. It seems to work better on gas, but I cannot run it exclusivly on Gas. Any thoughts???
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USAFBILL
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The freezer will always get cold first...allow 24 hours for the fridge to reach the desired temperture.
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jwboudreau
Westminster, MA USA
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It has been running for a couple of weeks now, it seemed cold when it was parked in the yard (connected to 30amp), I moved it into the Driveway and with items in it, it is not cold. The trailer is level and running on 20amp, it is the only thing running other than lights used when we are packing.
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KSadler1
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The more "stuff" you have in your fridge, the colder it will be. When I first got my 5er I thought something was wrong because it took so long for the fridge to get cold but the freezer worked great. I soon found out that this is normal. I usually bring my 5er home 2 days before a trip in order to plug the 5er in and turn the fridge on. I load it up the night before I leave and in the morning it's pretty cold. I switch to gas for the drive and check it when I get to the CG. What you are experiencing sounds normal.....
Ken
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jwboudreau
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Hopefully you are right, I will check it in the morning before we leave and we should be on propane, which has worked fine as of late.
Thanks
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ak_traveler
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We had a similar problem our last time out...the freezer worked fine but the frige wasn't getting cold as it should have. Turns out some fod shifted in the fridge and bumped the thermostat...once it was set again everything was fine. Always check your thermostat before heading out and once you arrive!
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et2
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Never had my fod shift ... but the bat in the fan has died.
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ak_traveler
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et2 wrote:Never had my fod shift ... but the bat in the fan has died.
Yeah ya gotta hate it when you fod shifts. I know, I know SPELL CHECK! But my fingers don't work as fast as I think! I need one of those Dragon Speaking programs so I can just talk to my computer - No wait...bad idea! LOL!
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jwboudreau
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Problem solved, not by me of course. Took our trip to Florida and things got worse, the Fridge and freezer were not working on electric or gas, but was working pretty well while moving but while stopped, it stopped. Made arrangements at Camping World in Orlando to have it checked out as soon as we got into Town. Turns out a piece of insulation got loose and got stuck in the ventilation shaft. While we were moving, air was moving through the vent below, but when stopped, there was no air flow. The piece of insulation was removed and problem solved, it worked great throughout our trip. Thank you to everybody for your input and help.
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KSadler1
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Glad to hear it was something so simple Jeff. I'll have to keep that in mind. Was it something easy to get to, or did they have to take things apart?.....
Ken
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