RV Refrigerators: Tips & Troubleshooting
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- RV Refrigerators: Tips & Troubleshooting
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Your video was the first to show me my dometic thermostat had fallen out of the slider...fixed and fixed so thankful for the video!
I know this is an old video, but, you are the first honest person I have seen posting about these fridges. When the outside temp rises, and when the humidity rises, these things are much less efficent . These fridges works well in lower temps and humidity. We always place froze water bottles in freezer compartment and the fridge compartment to help with the temps, and it works for us. Is it a pain, yes, but it works. And as long as this $3000.00 not cold will function, I will keep it. When it craps out, I put in a residential model. Enjoyed your video.
I rarely comment on videos, but you did me a huge favor. I couldn’t figure out why my fridge wasn’t cooling very well. It was that slider. I just bought my first rv that because my wife is a nurse in a covid hospital, and needs to quarantine. The RV is an old one but still in really good shape, but I’m having to learn how to do things as I go. Your video helped me immensely. I also got a good laugh out of the “blow up everything” comment.
I can't believe how the salesmen today never tell people when there looking at the units with residential fridges only run on electric so if your boo docking your going to need major battery back up .....This video is done very well nice job
Thanks for the tutorial, I'm new to RVing and was not aware of how inefficient rv refers were.
This is the best TH-cam informational video I have ever seen. Great Job!
I’m so glad I found your channel
You are a very wise man
Thanks so much, couldn't find a better tutorial, my rv fridge hasn't been cooling and now I can try your help, thanks again 👍
I learned long ago, to use crumpled up newspaper in our frig, which absorbs any moisture. Close the frig & never have mold or any moisture when we open it for a camping trip in our HiLo. We live in a 5th wheel.
Thank you for the information. We bought a used trailer with no manuals but your explanations were just what I needed.
Where does the blue wire that plugs in the 3 plug that go to on the circuit board?
The plug has a black red and blue wire. The blue wire fell out along with the thermostat wire. Thank you!
Mait always enjoy watching your videos. I always learn something. From my experience the freezer always gets cold first (usually on the bottom left corner) then eventually it spreads to the fins down in the fridge which will eventually cool the air in the refrigerator. You are correct that the higher the outside ambient temperature is the more the fridge will struggle to maintain its coolness. They just can't rebound like our residential ones can. And yes be quick when opening and closing the door it really will get things warm fast if you start taking your time by browsing.
I'll share a little tip that I discovered long ago which will help jump start and speed up this entire process. As soon as you turn the power on place a bowl of ice (or several blue ice) in both the freezer and refrigerator. This will help drop the inside air temperature much quicker therefore cutting down on the entire cooling process.
Wow, great video! Thank you so much for making everything easy to understand.
Good info. They should manufacture these fridges with the solar powered cooling fan in all of them
Thanks for the video brother Nate & brother/sister camera person!
You probably saved my life by telling us to turn off the refrigerator when filling the fuel tank in our Class C. Our water heater is very close to the fuel nozzle. I never thought about turning off the propane water heater when fueling up the vehicle. Thanks for the advice.
Very Informative Thanks!!
Very informative video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Excellent "What to expect" video, Mait.
Mait, great job on the video. One suggestion for your customers, instead of the wired indoor/outdoor thermometer, get a wireless one. We have used one for years and the cost difference is minimal.
Fantastic video Mait! I like your presentation style.
Your very informative, learned a few good things thanks
Wow I learned so much on this video
Thank you
Well presented. Thank you.
Just found this Video. Great job!
Thank you! Very informative 👍🏼
Very informative, great job.
Awesome video!! Thanks for the great info!
Great professional job Mait, Thank you
Great job Mait! :) Guess I need to add one more step to my maintenance schedule! *LOL*
Thanks for the video, I really learned about the rv fridges
AWESOME... video. Thank you.
I did not know my fridge had the Lil temp control because it has no sticker. Very helpful as well as some of your other videos. Keep it up.!
great educational video, thank you very much
Thank you! That was very informative!
Great video. It was exactly what I needed.
what a great, professional video. Easy to follow and full of information. Thx
hi i have a 1983 peace arrow RV can you tell me why i cant get my frig on it dont work on gas or ac well the lights dont lite up i dont know if that means its not on or what can you help? thank you
thank you very much, it answered a hot weather question,
Great information. Thank you.
Thanks for the learning video, keep up the great job
Thanks for your comment we are working on new Tips and Tricks videos coming very shortly.
THANKS you!!! So helpful. It's a nice fridge!
Great videos learned a lot.
That was a very good informative video. Thanks!
Very good, many thanks.
Great video. To be honest, er use ours on propane while driving (yeah, not the recommended way I know), but I've never thought twice about pulling into a fuel station with it in. I will now tho.
Thank you for this informative video.
Very good detail and informative. Thanks
Great info, thanks much!
Very nice thanks!
This was very helpful
excellent job explaining the refrigs!
do i have to run the generator all night to cool the refrigerator, when i turn off generator off
the light to the frig turns off. I turned propane on and lite the stove for a while. Help
Bein' new to the "paRky" LifestyLe i need as much CORRECT info as possibLe! So the fact that it's been tripLe digit temperatures for the Last week expLains aLOt. i'm onLy @ 6:29 but "Liked & subscribed" aLL ready! Thank You!
Thank u so much for the info.
Great video!! Thank you!!
t\Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful. Turned out it the fuse accessed from the outside.
Excellent.!
we have a 1999 tropical , can you have your frig on , while driving , in the mountains , hills etc , or any driving for that matter , and how , do you run the frig while driving , do you need to run your generator all the time ????? please help , also when you turn the propane off , do you need to relight the frig , or should it work automatically ???
On my Norcold frig the drain hose on the outside empties into a small rectangular metal container inside the outside access area. Should I leave the hose there or put it through the fins so the end of the hose allows the water to drain to the outside?
Thank You, this video was very helpful :)
Good job! Thank you!
Our freezer is working but, the frig is not cooling down. What is wrong?
Atwood refrigerator stopped switching to AC mode. Fuses good, outlet is getting power. Tried all. Help.
My dometic rv door fridge alarm goes off all the time. The door seems sealed the freezer ices over and no matter what level i put the gage at the alarm still goes off.
Can you tell me the correct wiring for my norcold model #9182 I had to replace the circuit board
Nice video great info thank you
you help a lot
I JUST GOT TO YOUR CHANNEL THANKS FOR THE VIDEOS YOU ARE THE BEST TO EXPLAIN👍👍👍👍👍👍
Very helpful
"Blow up everything " That cracked me up!
thanks good info!
Very good information. Thank you
I have a question about the tank valve on my used 2016 keystone outback 325bh. I connected water hose to city water connection and i have water coming out vent. Why? How do I fix it
My RV refrigerator lights off the fine on propane but in just a moment afterwards I here the solenoid click and shuts off the propane. What is the problem?
does the propane need to be on, if it is running on electric?
Mait, Wow.
You did an amazing job at explaining a system that has many levels for all the different types for Rv s. Many thanks and even though I have been RVing for many years I still learnt some key points. Thanks again.
What causes fridge not to get cold enough
Great video thanks for all the #RV tips!
I pushed the on of button on my control panel and its beeping.. I tried to shut it off and it will not shut off.. I unplugged the refrigerator and its still beeping.. Does this mean my control panel needs replacing ??? and if so how do I remove it
thanks
Thanks for the info. I'm new to RVing and my fridge just can't keep up. It's been very hot and humid so now I know it's just not up top the task. Sad, but at least now I know.
ours is not a button its a darn knob that we aren't sure if were doing it right. any tips.
What kind of fan do u reccomend
On my Coleman pop-up trailer from 1998 will not cool on any of the three functions do you know what might be wrong
Mait, Thank you for the great information in your series. My wife and I are planning on buying our first travel trailer this year and your comprehensive videos are a tremendous help. God bless, Frank
Hi, I'm looking into buying a 2003 wild wood 37bhss, does this model have a propane stove?
Great video, Graxxiazzz
RV Fridge 101. Thanks!
I'm looking at 5th wheels and wondering you showed how long the recovery time is when you opened the door, I'm tossed up between a large residential or one that is gas/electric, what are the recovery times on those two large fridges (about 18 cu ft)?
Thank you!!! I hope that takes care of my frozen food in the fridge :)
very good video happened a lot thank you
Purchased: August 2023 - still works GREAT!I th-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install. This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment. I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
If the refrigerator was full of cold food it would not rise as much. I would suggest ice jugs while cooling and water jugs to help maintain the temperature. The idea is correct but cold food helps to equalize it much faster.
good vidio and very interesting , but didnt help me with my problem , i have a dometic 2652 that will not cool , everything works , all the lights work on the eyebrow , the heat tube works the flew gets hot , but will not get cold , there is no amonia smell or yellow powder in the back ! it worked fine untill we went camping and then wont work
I have a 1 year old forest river with the Dometic and it will not work on AC or Gas.
The plug in has 3 wires on it. where does the blue wire coming out of the cord go on circuit
thanks you save me a ton of time and my parents load of $$$$
My prowler lynx 255 is a 2018 and the first shop I took it to had it for all of 2018 (bought it the end of dec 17) (explore rv in Texas don’t ever go there), they didn’t fix anything and submitted warranty claims so when I moved and took it to Arkansas to another shop they couldn’t submit claims because the work had already been claimed. They worked on it for another year and now in 2020 the side is delaminating and the roof is leaking all the way around with mold coming in. Literally trash camper, refrigerator isn’t working now. I have 22K camper that is totally unusable with no lemon laws or warranty because they had it so long. Nightmare. You guys seem like stand up people, wish I could have took it to you.
nice video GBYAY
why is condensation running down the side on. outside of my dometic refrigerator ???
As the fins condensate and this melts, it drips into a tray in the rear. The drain for that tray should go out the rear vent opening on the outside wall behind the fridge. It's normally a black flex tube about a 1/2" in diameter.I would check this out first. Then I would look at the freezer and fridge door seals. If the seal around the freezer door is not sealing, it may be allowing cold air to escape and condense the humid trailer air between the upper and lower door. You can test your seal by putting a sheet of paper between the frame and door seal, closing the freezer and pulling the paper out. If the paper "drags" the seal is OK, if the paper slides out without drag the seal may be gone and need replacing. This is my simple test to determine how my door seals are working.Thanks For you comment.
Just a tip: fill your freezer to the maximum, adding bottles of water if needed to fill in empty spaces, and your refrigerator to the minimum, both at home and your RV to save energy!