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sailor323
Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2015 Location: S Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Topic: R-pod 179 newbies. Need help Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 8:26pm |
Try putting the fridge on propane and drive around a bit. Climb hills, drive on curvy roads, drive on bumpy roads. Do this for several hours. You could have a situation where the ammonia coolant is locked. Years ago, I had a kerosene fridge that would quit cooling. I laid it on its side for a few hours and that solved the problem. The thing is, the coolant has to be able to drain back down to the "boiler." If it develops a gas lock that prevents this from happening, the fridge will cease to function. This is not a problem with compressor driven refrigeration systems, but can happen with absorption systems (which is what the Dometic is). On the other hand, you could have a problem with the electronics which would require replacement of the control board.
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 10:27pm |
Hopefully the dealer will be able to quickly find and repair the problem. We have been blessed with our Dometic, now over 5.5 years old, only 1 problem ever. We had a problem when it was 95 degrees outside and the muffin fans on the back of the absorption unit failed to come on. I ended up pulling the upper and lower panels off to create a better draft. This helped some, but still was a battle as it was in direct afternoon sunlight. Ended up turning the pod 180 degrees to put fridge side in the shade which helped. Also when I got home did some checks on the muffin fans (2), had a short between the connector and the wire. Repaired that, everything works well now.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Carolavan
Newbie Joined: 25 Sep 2016 Location: South Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 6:47am |
Thanks. Hopefully it is something simple. Pardon my ignorance, but what is a muffin fan?
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 8:15am |
A muffin fan is a flat fan in a square frame. It is the same type seen in things like computers. Some run on 12V and some on 120V. The ones used for the refrigerator run on 12V. It is the fan you see when you take off the covers outside and look on the back of the refrigerator. It is mounted horizontally and blows air upward so that it will flow over the coil above it.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Carolavan
Newbie Joined: 25 Sep 2016 Location: South Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 8:16am |
Thanks. I wondered what that thing was.
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Jasp
Newbie Joined: 09 Oct 2016 Location: Adirondack park Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 1:24pm |
Does a bad level effect the refrigerator if it's not running ?? My winter storage is not even close to level.
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 2:57pm |
Short answer is NO. Long answer is the same. Camp on! |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Jasp
Newbie Joined: 09 Oct 2016 Location: Adirondack park Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 3:46pm |
Thank you very much Charlie!!!
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Happy Tripping
Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 4:45pm |
I believe that there is a bit of a controversy about this? I was told earlier on this forum that current reefers aren't as sensitive to level positions as earlier ones? (I'd start another thread on this but I don't know how. This is an important question)
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 7:00pm |
You are correct in that rumor has it the newer ones are less sensitive. However, I've never seen any new numbers published. Now the books say "if you're comfortable, your fridge is too." Not much for us tech types so I'll stick with the 3 and 6 degree numbers. That said, 3 degrees is quite noticeable if you're in the camper. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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