Will your Freezer freeze ice?

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   Ok, we are still set up in the driveway.. partial shade, and you know the local temps.. running on 30amp AC, and A/C is on, set to about 75 degrees. Fridge is set on max. about a dozen bottles of water in it. Filled little ice maker tray last night. It is the only thing in the freezer compartment, set near the center. Solid ice when I just checked it. 

We do intend to use a portable ice maker when ever we have AC available. I go through a lot of ice. 

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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	Topic: Will your Freezer freeze ice? Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 11:42am
	Ok, we are still set up in the driveway.. partial shade, and you know the local temps.. running on 30amp AC, and A/C is on, set to about 75 degrees. Fridge is set on max. about a dozen bottles of water in it. Filled little ice maker tray last night. It is the only thing in the freezer compartment, set near the center. Solid ice when I just checked it. We do intend to use a portable ice maker when ever we have AC available. I go through a lot of ice.

TIDALWAVE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315	Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 12:10pm
	I have found the only way to get an RV frig to really get cold throughout is have a battery powered fan running on the bottom shelf. I also pre-cool the frig before I go on a trip. I put a plastic container filled with ice-cubes in the freezer compartment before we leave. We usually then have an adequate supply of cubes to put in drinks but also to help pre-cool the frig.
	TIDALWAVE

Kickstart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267	Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 12:27pm
	I agree with TIDALWAVE. Pre-cool a couple days, place prefrozen cubes in your freezer, and circulate the cold air with an interior battery powered fan. Good advice. Several years ago, I had a trailer with a Dometic fridge that I installed a non-thermostat controlled fan under the outside fridge vent. That helped some, too. Dometic fridges in RPods have a thermostatically controlled fan under the outside fridge cover, but they don't cycle to on until the outside temperature gets pretty hot. They're more of a temp holding device rather than really helping to cool. RV fridges are notorious for their cooling inefficiency. The three Dometics I've had were all pretty poor. The one Norcold I owned was a little better.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 2:19pm
	I agree kickstart, I installed a fan in the rear comparment of our popup's fridge and still was never happy. Ended up only using it for non-perishable drinks, and took a dorm fridge with us all the time (with a compressor unlike many dorm fridges sold today).
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual