The Fridge isn't Cold
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Topic: The Fridge isn't Cold
Posted By: Mitzi
Subject: The Fridge isn't Cold
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 9:30am
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Five yr old 181g . The fridge touch pad will not light up or get cold on coldest ( 4 lights) . Stays on two middle lights only. So temp won't go below about 46. Is this something I can repair myself. I'm a handy person. Thanks for any input.  ------------- ML and Carl. |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 11:13am
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Going to guess it's the control board and eyebrow pad, fixable, but costly.
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Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 4:09pm
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Here is a link to a trouble shooting manual in the creating an instruction & maintenance manual
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8152 - Refrigerator service manual ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 8:46pm
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Ours is brand new ad gets well above 40 degrees in hot temperatures. I think that's just RV fridges but maybe I'm wrong? We were in 109 degrees heading to the Sierras to Shaver Lake and it broke 50 at times. ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 11:47am
It should be able to maintain safe temps at all times. It was 97F here yesterday, freezer was at 10F and the fridge at 33F. Did you have it set to high cool? that means the most lights lit, which is backwards from what it seems it should be. What were the freezer temps? How full was it? did you add warm food? Did you check the pancake fans in the back? Did you move the thermistor up a bit on the cooling fins? ------------- |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 2:01pm
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Haven't checked the fans or moved the thermistor. Do you mean the external digital temperature sensor that I added, or is there an internal thermistor I should look for. Fridge is on max cool and freezer temp has been between 9-26 mostly but we did have melted ice pops recently. Fridge got up to 41 on our last trip in the high 70's. I suppose overfilled could be subjective. Our first trip we did pack it as full as we could, after that we realized that may be an issue. Maybe I should Youtube how to pack an rv fridge.
Thanks for The great thoughts Furpod. ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 2:44pm
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Thermistor seems to be at the bottom left side of the coils, is that good or bad?
Could not locate any fans. Opened 2 rear vents, maybe they're encased? With the number of minor mistakes, missing screws and popped rivets we already have, nothing surprises me. ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 5:36pm
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Correction, that's the temp sensor on the fins, I'll locate the thermistor on the coils. New to this, not expecting to become a diagnostic technician for fridge's quite yet, but curious to understand them regardless. Appreciate all the help.
Cheers! ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 5:40pm
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Caliman,
there should be a box fan there, mine has one, located at mid point in fridge box from outside. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 8:26pm
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We had a similar problem until we moved the temp sensor up to the top of the coils. By doing this both pancake fans would come on quite frequently. Something I never heard the first 2 years I owned our 177. On hot days it is not uncommon for the pancake fans to come on every 5 minutes or so for about 30 seconds. The result, cold fridge and colder freezer. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 9:03pm
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I think you and furpod may. E onto something Jato, I just realized I have NEVER heard the fans com on with our fridge. Now I have to figure out where the temp sensor is. There is on inside the fridge that is attached to the fins, but I did see some actual coils in there so I will look for a sensor attached. Also saw some red wires going to some fins at the very top.
You remember what the sensor looks like? May find one on line. Thanks! ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 10:08pm
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Here are pictures I posted of the fans and temp switch
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8185&PN=2&title=fridge-temp - Fans and temp switch ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 12:36am
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Thank you so much! So you move that switch about an inch to the right? Just past the end of the coils at the highest point?
The Fridge has a single fan now which is fine, but we never have never heard it turn on. I noticed the fridge has a thermistor IN the fridge on the coils/fins, but it is screwed down, not adjustable like on some Dometic fridges I have seen on YouTube. Best, ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 6:38pm
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You will indeed find it by tracing those red wires to the end and thereby locate the sensor. JandL has a couple of great pics showing what it looks like in his earlier post that he lists above. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: Caliman
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 7:19pm
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Thanks guys, I found it thanks to the pics. Now I just need to figure out where to move it. Ordered an IR thermometer to see if it's any hotter just to the right of the fins. Will test with a lighter shortly to see if I can get it to come on.
Best, ------------- Todd 2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
Posted By: Bugout
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 11:51am
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You can test the fan by takeing the wires off the sensor and put the two wires together if the fan starts it's good and the sensor is not ------------- Jk Aiken South Carolina 2016 178 Toyota Tundra 2017 4.6 |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 12:05pm
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I tested mine with a heat gun and infared heat sensor, it turns fan on when it closes with heat. If you bypass sensor fan will come on, sensor is bad if it does not close with heat. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |