We have a 94 Tioga that we love, but the fridge seems to lose it's cool so to speak when we are driving or when the weather is warm. It's cools down nice overnight and gets real cold but it just seems to warm up too much during the day or when driving. Is there anything we can do to test this or get it working better. It does the same on gas or electricity.
Just getting some thoughts and ideas together while waiting to get her from storage..
Thanks
J&J
Jim01 said
05:52 PM Mar 23, 2015
If it's the original fridge, it's probably pretty near it's life expectancy. You might try cleaning the flue and the coils. That may help. Also, make sure there is good airflow over the outside coils and there's no blockage of air flow up behind the unit.
Jim
Barbaraok said
06:12 PM Mar 23, 2015
Do you leave it on propane while driving? Should hold the temperature if you do. Ours will go up a little when the temperatures are heading towards 100, especially if the sun is shining on that side of the coach. Also, do you have a small fan inside to circulate the temperatures.
All of that said, you're dealing with a 20 yr old fridge and that really is pushing as far as longevity.
Barb
jaynjazz said
06:41 PM Mar 23, 2015
Thanks for the responses. We do keep it on with propane while driving. I will clean out the flue and coils as soon as I get it uncovered. I do realize it's 20+ years old so maybe squeeze one more season out of it.
J&J
Sushidog said
08:05 PM Mar 23, 2015
Here's a picture of a pair of computer fans behind my fridge. and the small fan I installed in my fridge to stir the air and cool things off more evenly.
Also make sure the flame doesn't blow out when on the road. I had a problem with the flame on my Dometic fridge it blowing out occasionally in high crosswinds or when I'd meet big tricks going the other way on 2 lane highways, so I added a Dometic kit to prevent this.
It consists of 2 parts, a shield that wraps around the burner assy., and some U-shaped channels that buffer the wind gusts entering through the vent, making the incoming air take a rather circuitous course to feed the burner. It works well, and since it is a factory part made by the manufacturer of my fridge, I feel safe using it.
Chip
-- Edited by Sushidog on Monday 23rd of March 2015 08:11:59 PM
jaynjazz said
09:56 PM Mar 23, 2015
love those fans!! will have to keep that in mind... Thanks!
Bill and Linda said
09:57 AM Mar 27, 2015
The fans in the chimney area – that is behind the fringe - are a very good idea.But might I suggest, especially in rigs that have the fridge in the slides, the fans be placed at the top above the fins. (It doesn’t look like that is physically possible in Chip’s previous post. Not sure.) It is a bit more efficient in the case with hot air flows to “suck it out” rather than trying to “push it up.”
It is really important at the top of the chimney the heat exchanger fins are baffled such that all the air coming up the chimney area must go through the fins.Very thin plywood can work well with a bit of Dicor caulking.
With this arrangement our “RV Fridge” has held up fine in official 115 degree temps with the sun on the fridge side in Arizona.
rke66 said
08:07 PM Mar 27, 2015
am a newbie to this forum; and my issue concerns the Norcold basement freezer in my 2000 Newmar MADP; I saw on the internet Don Potts had a freezer issue and wondered how I could find out if he was able to find a secondhand replacement//thanks
Hey All:
We have a 94 Tioga that we love, but the fridge seems to lose it's cool so to speak when we are driving or when the weather is warm. It's cools down nice overnight and gets real cold but it just seems to warm up too much during the day or when driving. Is there anything we can do to test this or get it working better. It does the same on gas or electricity.
Just getting some thoughts and ideas together while waiting to get her from storage..
Thanks
J&J
If it's the original fridge, it's probably pretty near it's life expectancy. You might try cleaning the flue and the coils. That may help. Also, make sure there is good airflow over the outside coils and there's no blockage of air flow up behind the unit.
Jim
All of that said, you're dealing with a 20 yr old fridge and that really is pushing as far as longevity.
Barb
J&J
Here's a picture of a pair of computer fans behind my fridge. and the small fan I installed in my fridge to stir the air and cool things off more evenly.
Also make sure the flame doesn't blow out when on the road. I had a problem with the flame on my Dometic fridge it blowing out occasionally in high crosswinds or when I'd meet big tricks going the other way on 2 lane highways, so I added a Dometic kit to prevent this.
It consists of 2 parts, a shield that wraps around the burner assy., and some U-shaped channels that buffer the wind gusts entering through the vent, making the incoming air take a rather circuitous course to feed the burner. It works well, and since it is a factory part made by the manufacturer of my fridge, I feel safe using it.
Chip
-- Edited by Sushidog on Monday 23rd of March 2015 08:11:59 PM
The fans in the chimney area – that is behind the fringe - are a very good idea. But might I suggest, especially in rigs that have the fridge in the slides, the fans be placed at the top above the fins. (It doesn’t look like that is physically possible in Chip’s previous post. Not sure.) It is a bit more efficient in the case with hot air flows to “suck it out” rather than trying to “push it up.”
It is really important at the top of the chimney the heat exchanger fins are baffled such that all the air coming up the chimney area must go through the fins. Very thin plywood can work well with a bit of Dicor caulking.
With this arrangement our “RV Fridge” has held up fine in official 115 degree temps with the sun on the fridge side in Arizona.
am a newbie to this forum; and my issue concerns the Norcold basement freezer in my 2000 Newmar MADP; I saw on the internet Don Potts had a freezer issue and wondered how I could find out if he was able to find a secondhand replacement//thanks