Refrigerator
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Topic: Refrigerator
Posted By: mjlrpod
Subject: Refrigerator
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 2:09pm
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I just bought a new thermometer set for the pod fridge. The problem is, it is running to cold. I know this isn't a normal complaint, but it might be because it is the larger 6.1 cf fridge that comes in the 195. I installed a thermometer in the fridge, and one in the freezer. As I already was pretty sure, it was way to cold in both. It's 98 degrees inside the pod. It is in full sun, and it's plugged into 15 amp outlet. I was getting 31 or less in the fridge, and about 0 degrees in the freezer. I'm moving the slide adjustment and trying to get it better. I'm not sure where the best placement of the thermometer should be either. Anyone have an opinion on where to place, and desired temps for both fridge and freezer? ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 2:45pm
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IME, each fridge is going to be a bit different. Find the setting that keeps your fridge between 32F and 40F, and the freezer below 10F. We are currently on the center setting out of 5, so "3".. and our fridge is sitting at 5F and 34F. 80F in the camper, on 120v. ------------- |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 2:51pm
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So 5 deg and 34 deg are good numbers??? I have just about that now. I thought it was still to cold at that temp. Thank you. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 3:01pm
well.. the people who worry about these things, ie: the government, say the fridge should be below 40F.. The freezer I like at 5F or a little lower.. because it keeps the ice cream nice and firm.. LOL ------------- |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 8:12am
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 10:02am
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Crap, I went in this morning and it was 27 and -2. I have two damn freezers. The only adjustment I know of is the slide part that is on one of the fins in the fridge. There are no blue level indicator lights (1 - 5) like my 172 had. I'm gonna need to contact dometic I guess. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 2:15pm
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Do you have food in it? Thermal mass helps to regulate the temps. BTW, you are the first owner we have ever had with a "to cold fridge" worry..  ------------- |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 4:15pm
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There's gotta be a way to turn that puppy down (up? I think you know what I mean; less cool). ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 4:46pm
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On our Dometic refrigerator keeping the slide all the up the fin practicaly turns the refrigerator into a freezer. So we lowered it about an inch and its better. Do not like the slide on the fin approach instead of a thermostat control. On one road trip the slide fell off the fin and the refrigerator practically was turned off it was so warm. So now we taped the slide onto the fin so it does not move around or fall off.
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2019 at 8:04am
I have the freezer part, but even with the slide all the way down, so that more than half is not even on the fin, I have a temp of 27 fridge, and -2 freezer. Yes that is with a fair amount of food in both. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2019 at 10:12am
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That is stange. When we lower the slide the temperature does come down. Must be something wrong with whatever switch the slide control operates and it is locked on the coldest setting.
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2019 at 10:30am
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I have removed everything from the fridge and freezer, and turned it off to defrost. I'm going to start from scratch with the thermistor set at low, and try to work up? Maybe it will make a difference. I think i'm going to order a battery operated fan also, to move the air around? I emailed dometic also and i'll see what they say. I had a gallon bottle of water in the fridge, sitting dead center, and its halfway frozen. I cant even believe im having a problem with an R.V. fridge being " to cold" ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2019 at 7:53pm
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If the fridge is freezing a jug of water in the center its just plain too cold, a fan isn't going to make it warmer in there. I like your idea of starting with a warm fridge and the temp setting high and then slowly working your way down in temp. Melting 32 degree ice to make 32 degree water takes 144 btu per lb while it takes only 1 btu per lb of water to warm it one degree. In other words, once you freeze water its really hard to unfreeze it so better to defrost completely and start over. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2019 at 7:04am
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Just as a reminder, the fridge in the 195 has no user operable temperature control. it's "automatic"...
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2019 at 8:16am
Yes unfortunately that is true. We have the little slide only. Dometic contacted me and said it might need a new thermistor, or board, so I'm going to let them take over the problem. I will make do until they authorize a repair. I just hope it doen't get " fixed " and i'm here asking for help trying to get the damn fridge colder!!  ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2019 at 7:33pm
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Seriously? A fridge you can't adjust? That just seems silly to me. If the temp monitor is really just a thermistor you could probably add a potentiometer either in series or parallel with it (depending on whether the thermistor has a positive or negative temperature coefficient). That would make it adjustable. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |