New Member in Tennessee 2015 179

We love the configuration of the 179.......the slider makes a huge difference and we don't feel crowded at all. After 3,500 incident free miles we arrived home, and while parking it in an enclosed area up by the barn, I ripped the tv antenna off the roof! This was after my wife stated "it doesn't look like it will fit", followed by a confident "no problem" from me. Luckily I was able to find the same antenna new on EBay for a good price and just finished installing it. Just have to call it "stupid" tax.

We ran into only two problems with the 179 so far......one is with the keyless entry, which worked fine initially, and now does not, even with fresh batteries. The other issue is with the refrigerator, and I would be curious to know if any others have had this problem.  On two occasions the refrigerator began beeping. It would beep for about 30 seconds every 2 or 3 minutes, there was no warning alarm on the panel like you get if your gas or electric fails, and the refrigerator was still cooling. It didn't matter if we were on electric or gas. It occurred the first time when we stopped for a few days to visit friends. We set up the camper, unloaded the refrigerator, switched to shore power, and the beeping began. I initially thought it might be the door switch, however, it is functioning perfectly. Shut the refrigerator off for two days, and after turning it back on it was fine.

It occurred again after when we were on the road on a hot day. Stopped for gas and went into the camper and the refrigerator was beeping again. When we stopped for the night, after a few hours the beeping stopped. The refrigerator is a Dometic by the way, and supposed to be a new model.

With it turned up to max cooling it was initially freezing our milk, so we kept it turned down a notch. My thought is that this beeping occurs when the temp inside the refrigerator rises a certain amount. It occurred on warm days, and my opening it up and tinkering with it probably didn't help. The problem is, nobody seems to have heard of this problem, and the two dealerships that I have asked so far are clueless. I called Dometic, and they referred me to my local dealership.

I'm very sorry to be so long-winded here, but I look forward to any comments you might have on the refrigerator. When researching for a new camper, we lurked around a lot in this forum and it was very helpful in making our decision.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Randy and Connie