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Can a standard "home" refrigerator be used in an RV?
Our RV refrigerator is most likely dead. The boiler is working, but it is not cooling AND we are getting yellow powder which is suppose to be a sure sign of a chemical leak. We want to know if it is OK to replace it with a regular refrigerator. We found one at Home Depot which fits perfectly which we listed as the "product".
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ask the maker or any RV center, for one.
do not own machines and not have the manual sets.
or go broke pulling to the same center, at the drop of every hat.
no problem told of vast things seen in any RV that can fail
really endless list it seems,. CLASS "A" huge RV
the coffee grinder dead?
LoL
engine dead
refer dead
heater dead.
radio or TV dead. CD player?
AC dead.(air cooling)
roll out dead.?
head lamps dead (both means battery is dead)
and more, water bed dead? (nah)
So if the freezer is working fine but the refrigerator isn't, you probably have airflow problems. In many cases, the freezer moves cool air into the fridge using a diffuser. Sometimes, the diffuser duct gets clogged up with ice, and you can verify this by listening to the evaporator fan.Jun. 13, 2019
You will first want to ensure the RV is level.
If the RV is level, then open the rear access vent door on the side of the RV to access the rear of the refrigerator. Feel the coils just above the tank on the cooling system. These coils should be warm to the touch. If they are warm and the refrigerator is not cooling then you will require a replacement cooling unit. Also, the most common area for the Dometic 2652 to leak is just above the propane burner area. If it has leaked, you should see a yellow residue in that area. The cooling unit can be changed in approximately 2-3 hours with no specialized tools needed (Arcticold offers 7 day a week free tech support). The old cooling unit will simply unbolt and the new one bolts in. Check out ArctiCold Refrigeration We keep it cold (the highest quality product available) Arcticold New Cooling units come standard with a Lifetime Warranty. Install instructions are also provided with the cooling unit. Arcticold has locations across North America to provide fast delivery. Arcticold cooling units may be purchased over the phone (1-888-782-6665) or through Ebay- Dometic RM2652 Brand New Manufactured Cooling Units LIFETIME WARRANTY
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We are Arcticold refrigeration, we manufacture brand new replacement cooling units for Dometic & Norcold RV fridges. Our cooling units all come standard with install instruction, installation hardware, and a lifetime warranty. Feel free to give us a call to free 1-888-782-6665 I can send you the install instructions by email if you would like to take a look at them. In most cases it takes approximately 2 hours to change the cooling unit. I will also need the model number of Refrigerator you have. Visit ArctiCold Refrigeration We keep it cold for some info. Below is a example of one model of cooling unit we build. It is a Dometic RM2852 shown in the picture.
If the RV was level when it did not function. First you will want to open the rear vent of the fridge on the RV and check for a yellow residue above the burner area. If you do see that, then you will require a replacement cooling unit because the pipe ruptured. It is common in all new RV fridges that the cooling units lets go within 3 to 7 years. Check out ArctiCold Refrigeration We keep it cold the replacement cooling unit can be purchased through Ebay Dometic RM2652 Brand New Manufactured Cooling Units LIFETIME WARRANTY
If your refrigerator has had a recall done on it I would check the L shaped bracket that was added as part of the recall, as it may have pinched thermal flame sensor and driving may slightly reposition it to cause an intermittent short blowing your 15 a fuse in rv panel. Remove it from the retaining fingers and slightly reposition fingers loosely around black insulation sleeve and reattach it to the previous location with the 2 sheet metal screws. Now if the refrigerator won't come on at all check the resetable hi limit switch that is riveted to your units boiler area a few inches above your gas flame area. It has a button you can press located in between the 2 connectors. Check for 12 VDC at the nylon terminal block in front of your main board AND on terminal J4. If power is there follow to the resetable hi limit switch on boiler. If you don't have power at all you may very well have a control board failure. You should check all 3 fuses on the control board also. So check all 4 Fuses (ONE) 15A on the RV Panel and the (THREE) fuses on the main board. If any of them are blown you can replace them ONCE only. If it blows the 15A Fuse on the RV panel again your going to have to locate the short most often from the RV panel to the main board on the refrigerator. If the fuses on the mainboard blow your going to have to troubleshoot the refrigerator wiring.
are you running gas to oper the frig in the rv or electricty if only using the heating element for the frig RV STYLE ONLY maybe starting to make and break causing intermittent cooling or not enough cooling in frig but at all thing concerned try to increase you temp setting higher if you have that option
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