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Dometic Refrig problem [message #93362] Mon, 26 July 2010 19:16 Go to next message
Oldngray is currently offline  Oldngray   United States
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I removed my Dometic Refrig in order to redo the vent for it. I posted earlier that my Refrig Vent on the roof was leaking so I removed it completely and created a new vent in the side of the Coach.
Now after reinstall, the Refrig does not get cold, the Freezer compartment has a little ice in it but just not as it was before. the Fridge section was Hot.
Checked the Boiler, HOT, same for the Absorber, pretty much the same temp. Appears to have good airflow across the system and out the new vent. Coach is level.
Have been reading the manual.
Any ideas?


Richard MacDonald Punta Gorda, Florida Sold our TZE April 2015
Re: Dometic Refrig problem [message #93363 is a reply to message #93362] Mon, 26 July 2010 19:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bob de Kruyff   United States
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I'm not sure how you have an upper vent incorporated. Did the fridge work OK before revising the venting. It can be tricky business. Check this site:

http://www.rvmobile.com/TECH/TROUBLE/vent.htm


Bob de Kruyff
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Re: [GMCnet] Dometic Refrig problem [message #93387 is a reply to message #93362] Mon, 26 July 2010 20:57 Go to previous message
Gary Berry is currently offline  Gary Berry   United States
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Remove it, turn it upside down overnight, put it back in and see if it
works. Sounds like the gas has pooled up in the wrong place. If you do
this, when you turn it right side backup, you'll hear all the gas
gurgling back down. I've had to do this twice cause I usually have my
coach not level next to my house, but the refer is running to keep the
beer cold. Had to do it at the Bullards Beach State Park a couple of
weeks ago. Now the fridge is 0 degrees, and the refer is 36 degrees.
Just what I did.(twice so far in 4 years and twice to the Pam Beach
before that).

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Richard MacDonald <rm1936@gmail.com> wrote:

> Now after reinstall, the Refrig does not get cold, the Freezer compartment has a little ice in it but just not as it was before. the Fridge section was Hot.
> Checked the Boiler, HOT, same for the Absorber, pretty much the same temp.

> Richard MacDonald

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Gary and Diana Berry
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