RJ82much
07-30-2007, 12:06 PM
I didn't know where to put this, so here it is.
My Dometic refrigerator has not been been keeping things really cold, like when brand new. Frozen food was fine, but milk seemed warm. I put thermometer in fresh compartment & noticed that temp was well above the "safe" zone, regardless if on ac or gas. I just returned from (airplane) vacation to find temperature over 60 degrees!
To shorten the story, there was a discussion on a FCOC chassis forum that suggested that a too-warm compartment may be due to simple causes, rather than complicated fin adjustments, pressure, leakage, etc.
I removed the external access cover to find that the paint shop @ GS had masked off the vent holes from the inside when they painted the lower half during the replacement of my storage compartment doors last autumn. They then forgot to remove the tape, which couldn't be seen from the outside.
I removed the tape and the fresh-food compartment temperature plummeted to the ideal temperature. Problem solved.
BTW, I am not blaming anyone, no harm was done, it was a detail that was just overlooked. Amazing that the refrigerator worked as well as it did under the conditions. Lesson learned: Don't assume complicated causes until the simple ones have been eliminated.
My Dometic refrigerator has not been been keeping things really cold, like when brand new. Frozen food was fine, but milk seemed warm. I put thermometer in fresh compartment & noticed that temp was well above the "safe" zone, regardless if on ac or gas. I just returned from (airplane) vacation to find temperature over 60 degrees!
To shorten the story, there was a discussion on a FCOC chassis forum that suggested that a too-warm compartment may be due to simple causes, rather than complicated fin adjustments, pressure, leakage, etc.
I removed the external access cover to find that the paint shop @ GS had masked off the vent holes from the inside when they painted the lower half during the replacement of my storage compartment doors last autumn. They then forgot to remove the tape, which couldn't be seen from the outside.
I removed the tape and the fresh-food compartment temperature plummeted to the ideal temperature. Problem solved.
BTW, I am not blaming anyone, no harm was done, it was a detail that was just overlooked. Amazing that the refrigerator worked as well as it did under the conditions. Lesson learned: Don't assume complicated causes until the simple ones have been eliminated.