How cold does your fridge get?

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   Hi everyone,

My dometic fridge on my 182G won't get any colder than 55F. Is this normal? I've read that the ideal temp for a fridge should be below 40F. Thx.

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marspball Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Topic: How cold does your fridge get? Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 2:28am
	Hi everyone, My dometic fridge on my 182G won't get any colder than 55F. Is this normal? I've read that the ideal temp for a fridge should be below 40F. Thx.

shroomer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Aug 2013 Location: New Haven, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 236	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 7:17am
	Not normal. Mine gets to zero in the freezer and 30's in the main part.
	Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6 New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 7:39am
	Mine is same as shroomers!!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

JohnBG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Deltona, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 9:04am
	On my 2010 RP-171 with the refrigerator running on electric and turned up all the way, it almost freezes things in the refrigerator section. Before going camping, I plug it in a day or two before as it takes a while to get that cold. I haven't tried it on propane yet.
	2010 R-Pod RP-171 2010 Honda Ridgeline TV

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 9:24am
	Ours hovers around 37F most of the time... Frozen stuff stays frozen, ice can be made.

TigerPawd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 04 Feb 2015 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 68	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 9:37am
	Down here in south Texas, daytime temperatures are running 93° and more. The freezer does all right but we're lucky if we can get below 50° in the lower section in the afternoon. This is our second unit too. The original did about the same. The Dometic fridge in our old FR Surveyor generally got at least 10-15° cooler when it's this hot.
	Joan, Jerry and the two Pugs 2015 R-Pod 179

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 1:46pm
	We did have a little trouble back when we had our 171 and was camping down in Florida when the temps were between 90-95 degrees. Seemed to never completely cool. Then all was find when we got back up north an outside temps were a lot cooler.
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

podenvy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 33	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 4:51pm
	We camp regularly in near 100F dry heat and the fridge keeps bottles of liquid to the almost freezing point when cranked up. We discovered plugging in the pod at least 24 hours before the trip and keeping the pod as level as possible really affects fridge performance. If you can't do 24 hours, then use the blue cooler blocks inside and that will help. We got leveling blocks for the wheels and a small level guide lives stuck to the area in front of the propane tank.
	2013 FJ Cruiser + 2015 rpod 179 HRE

Podster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108	Posted: 06 Jul 2015 at 11:51pm
	I'm in San Antonio and usually run between 37 and 41 degrees. Initial cooling take 24-48 hours. Recovery is slow. Every time the door is opened, the temp goes up 1 degree. The ammonia absorption fridge has no moving parts and gravity plays a key roll making level operation critical when sitting still. To determine if the unit is level place a circular bubble lever inside the bottom shelf of the freezer. It doesn't have to be level when driving because the bouncing around ensures things keep flowing. Good ventilation is another key element. Some folks have reported better performance in the heat by removing the outside grills allowing more free air flow.
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TigerPawd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 04 Feb 2015 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 68	Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 1:32pm
	Hmm. Two defective Dometics in a row? Not impossible, I guess. We have had TTs with Dometic fridges for 25 years and this is the first little one - also the first to give us trouble. It's definitely level. In the hot afternoon most days, the vent side is shaded. I have left the fridge on for a week at a time, with 48° being the very best on a cool morning. I can hear the little fan(s) running when it gets warm outside so I know they are working. We have resorted to taking along some freezer bags and alternating them from freezer to fridge section. We keep an indoor-outdoor thermometer in the Pod with the remote inside the fridge, so we don't have to open the door to see what's happening. I have been chalking our problems up to the single door design, which is different from our previous bigger units. Maybe I need to head back to the dealer. Thanks for the feedback.
	Joan, Jerry and the two Pugs 2015 R-Pod 179