Scott_C
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ScottG wrote:The more level the better and the manual for my Dometic states that side to side is more important than front to back. (sorry Scott, I dont mean to argue with ya)
Keep in mind that out of level damage is cumulative so you may not notice diminished performance until your someplace hot.
No worries! If you have better data than mine there's nothing wrong with that! I'm here to learn too. I'm citing from a "Campout Seminar" from my former dealer where Thetford Corp was in to talk. Since they're Norcold, they had one of their designers there. The designer indicated that their fridges could be 5-6 degrees off side-to-side, but no more than 3 front-to-back. Maybe a difference between manufactuers? I'm one of those guys who likes his rig level in both axes so I really don't give it a lot of thought. 
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ScottG wrote:The more level the better and the manual for my Dometic states that side to side is more important than front to back. (sorry Scott, I dont mean to argue with ya)
Keep in mind that out of level damage is cumulative so you may not notice diminished performance until your someplace hot.
Just wondering, are you talking side to side as in the trailer or the fridge and front to back in the fridge or trailer? Wondering because they are both different things in relation to how they are set up!!!
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ScottG
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grump daddy wrote:ScottG wrote:The more level the better and the manual for my Dometic states that side to side is more important than front to back. (sorry Scott, I dont mean to argue with ya)
Keep in mind that out of level damage is cumulative so you may not notice diminished performance until your someplace hot.
Just wondering, are you talking side to side as in the trailer or the fridge and front to back in the fridge or trailer? Wondering because they are both different things in relation to how they are set up!!!
Side to side as it relates to the fridge itself.
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ScottG wrote:... the manual for my Dometic states that side to side is more important than front to back...
As almost all fridges are located on a TT's side wall, the front to back level of the TT is what controls the side to side level of the fridge.
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I have always tried to get mine as close to level as possible while setting up,but because of certain circumstances it's not always possible and in almost 10yrs. and 3 different TTs it has never made a difference,if it was off a little.
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chrispitude
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When running a fridge out-of-level during one trip, then running it level on the next, does running it level "undo" some of the damage that's done? My understanding is that the coolant precipitates/solidifies in the tubes, and I'm wondering if running it level with the fluid flow helps to dissolve the buildup.
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chrispitude wrote:When running a fridge out-of-level during one trip, then running it level on the next, does running it level "undo" some of the damage that's done? My understanding is that the coolant precipitates/solidifies in the tubes, and I'm wondering if running it level with the fluid flow helps to dissolve the buildup.
- Chris
NO! Once the damage is done thats it! As a previous poster said, the damage is cumulative. So, you may operate your refrigerator out of accepted tolerances and not notice anything, but even several years later, a little out of balance operation renders the unit inoperative, and little thought is given to the other times when it was operated extremely out of level.
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Gdetrailer
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Scott_C writes Since they're Norcold, they had one of their designers there. The designer indicated that their fridges could be 5-6 degrees off side-to-side, but no more than 3 front-to-back. Maybe a difference between manufactuers?"
You do realize they ARE in the business of making AND selling fridges?
Doesn't hurt them one bit if YOU end up buying a replacement fridge, it HELPS them sell MORE!
The RV fridge IS one of the MOST expensive items to replace, treat it right, LEVEL it ANY time it is on (and not moving). Dead on bubble, use a round bullseye level in the fridge. It really isn't hard to get your trailer level.
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Been stressing over this all day... I've got the trailers so close to level side (amazing considering the slope of our street) but front to back on a four foot level I am 1/4" out when I lift it up to center the bubble. The trailer is a 28' unit. How close is close enough? I can't lift the front end up much more  Or am I doomed to not be able to turn my fridge on at home?
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Scott_C
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Gdetrailer wrote:Scott_C writes Since they're Norcold, they had one of their designers there. The designer indicated that their fridges could be 5-6 degrees off side-to-side, but no more than 3 front-to-back. Maybe a difference between manufactuers?"
You do realize they ARE in the business of making AND selling fridges?
Doesn't hurt them one bit if YOU end up buying a replacement fridge, it HELPS them sell MORE!
The RV fridge IS one of the MOST expensive items to replace, treat it right, LEVEL it ANY time it is on (and not moving). Dead on bubble, use a round bullseye level in the fridge. It really isn't hard to get your trailer level.
Gdetrailer,
Yeah, I didn't fall off the turnip truck...  I have a pretty deep technical background and a hell of a scientific education. Working in an office full of every variety of engineer and scientist you can come up with, I understand and appreciate tolerances. Believe it or not, so do RV manufacturers and appliance suppliers, although we'd all probably agree the tolerances on some things are too wide! They are built to not be treated with kidd gloves, but respectfully. Like you, I am in the camp to level the rig. I've got a pinned up knee and it doesn't work real well in the morning or the evening so I don't like to fight a slope so why should my frosty cold ones???
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