Dometic Fridge issue Helping Troy
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:44 am
Hi again troy this is the RV tech that keep on adding topics.
First of all the older model Dometic fridge is 3 way. I would not try to use it on 12Volt it will defenitively not be enough sufficient for your using. Let me explain: the older model of those fridge had the 12 volt option for when you are on the road and you would want to keep the fridge cold once it was already open and also its really not offician and would use alot of battery power because it is and 12V element that in the back that heat the boiler.
Second in that video of yours I can help but notice how much that door is yellow. In my world of rv tech that a really good sign that there was at some point an Amonia Leak. If you go on the back of you Rv and you check the access panel make shure ther is no yellow powder or and amonia smell in the fridge. I would be very dengerous (Flame hazard)
Three If you can give me the model , serial, and production number that you have in the inside of the fridge I could check for you if there is a recall on it some of those older model had no Hi temps cut off that caused the fridge to catch in flame provide me that and Ill check it out for ya
Four in the video you are talking about that door not closing. Those fridge gasket ( as far as I can tell by the look in the video) have a strip of metal in it that is supposed to stick to the frame of the fridge. When they built that fridge there should be a strip of magnet ( behind the casing you can't see it) . On those older model I have sween the magnet fall out of the frame and that is the reason why that door is not closing. You can use a magnet and run in all around that frame it should try to stick all around if not then that is the issue and there is really noting you can to about it other and install a lock systeme that would keep it shut.
Hopes that helps
David
First of all the older model Dometic fridge is 3 way. I would not try to use it on 12Volt it will defenitively not be enough sufficient for your using. Let me explain: the older model of those fridge had the 12 volt option for when you are on the road and you would want to keep the fridge cold once it was already open and also its really not offician and would use alot of battery power because it is and 12V element that in the back that heat the boiler.
Second in that video of yours I can help but notice how much that door is yellow. In my world of rv tech that a really good sign that there was at some point an Amonia Leak. If you go on the back of you Rv and you check the access panel make shure ther is no yellow powder or and amonia smell in the fridge. I would be very dengerous (Flame hazard)
Three If you can give me the model , serial, and production number that you have in the inside of the fridge I could check for you if there is a recall on it some of those older model had no Hi temps cut off that caused the fridge to catch in flame provide me that and Ill check it out for ya
Four in the video you are talking about that door not closing. Those fridge gasket ( as far as I can tell by the look in the video) have a strip of metal in it that is supposed to stick to the frame of the fridge. When they built that fridge there should be a strip of magnet ( behind the casing you can't see it) . On those older model I have sween the magnet fall out of the frame and that is the reason why that door is not closing. You can use a magnet and run in all around that frame it should try to stick all around if not then that is the issue and there is really noting you can to about it other and install a lock systeme that would keep it shut.
Hopes that helps
David