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My Dometic Refrigerator in my RV seems to be ingniting OK followed by a gurgling noise. It never gets cold. Can anyone give me an idea what to look for?
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If you can hear it running and it sounds like it is gurgling or boiling then it is you cooling unit that has leaked. Your cooling unit is charged with hydrogen and ammonia. When the hydrogen leaks it causes the ammonia to boil more rapidly, hence what you hear. You will require a new cooling unit for your refrigerator. This is something that can be done by anyone in just a few hours with no specialized tools needed. You can give Arcticold a call toll free (1-888-782-6665) or check out our online Store I have also attached a how to video for the installation of a Arcticold New Lifetime Warranty cooling unit.
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.
Shut it off and get it checked. Ammonia is dangerous as I am sure you are aware. Ammonia smell is an indication of a leaking cooling unit. Time for a new fridge. Sorry.
I also had the same Model Make. I removed my fridge and placed it upside down, occasionally shaking fridge within a 24 hr period. This seemed to re-mix the ammonia solution and the fridge is working. This may work for you but look for yellow stains if you see any your fridge is leaking and would require repair.
It sounds like your cooling unit is going out. Here's a couple of things to check. Do you smell any ammonia when you open either one of the doors? When you look at the rear of the fridge, do you see anything that looks like rusty water that has run down any of the metal tubes and dried up? If the answer to either one of these is "yes", then youll need to start looking for a new fridge or replace the cooling unit on the one that you have.
The recall has nothing to do with your fridge not working. Your cooling unit has gone bad. And yes you can get a new fridge for a few hundred more than a new cooling unit. And sooner or later PPL motorhomes will run out of their cheap stock. The fridges they have are out of production. I know I am a Dometic dealer.
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