Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold

[erniecarpet@...]

In a message dated 12/21/2008 3:42:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, sundance101@... writes:

Wow! Guess I just slipped into the twilight zone. Was just reading
this afternoon's posts when my message from yesterday popped up
again.

Just a little Yahoo weirdness. I have had that happen, many times.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40 Wanderlodge
Weatherford, Texas

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[freewill2008]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM, timvasqz wrote:
> > boiler cant make enough heat to gas off the ammonia, prob spending
> > too much of its heat overcomming the ambient temps??????.
>
> Sounds like what I was thinking, Greg. Curious if anyone else has the
> same problem under prolonged 0 degree temps? Want to make sure it
> isn't just me.
>

I checked on our running Dometic today after several nights of temps in
the low teens. The freezer had water where there should have been ice
cubes.

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

[freewill2008]

Wow! Guess I just slipped into the twilight zone. Was just reading
this afternoon's posts when my message from yesterday popped up
again. !?!?!

Bob Griesel

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "freewill2008"
wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM, timvasqz wrote:
> > > boiler cant make enough heat to gas off the ammonia, prob
spending
> > > too much of its heat overcomming the ambient temps??????.
> >
> > Sounds like what I was thinking, Greg. Curious if anyone else has
the
> > same problem under prolonged 0 degree temps? Want to make sure it
> > isn't just me.
> >
>
> I checked on our running Dometic today after several nights of
temps in
> the low teens. The freezer had water where there should have been
ice
> cubes.
>
> Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA
>

[GARY MINKER]

If you have a switched little muffin fan in the top of the fridge chamber, shut it off and limit the amount of wind entering the access hatch. The heater makes a lot of heat but can't fight the wind, fan and convection.You can verify with a non contact thermal probe that the heater is up to nearly 200 degrees F. The fridge likes to be within 5 degrees of level front to back and side to side too. Are you parked on a hill? Gary --- On Sun, 12/21/08, freewill2008 wrote: From: freewill2008 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 4:36 PM --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Ryan Wright" wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM, timvasqz wrote: > > boiler cant make enough heat to gas off the ammonia, prob spending > > too much of its heat overcomming the ambient temps??????. > > Sounds like what I was thinking, Greg. Curious if anyone else has the > same problem under prolonged 0 degree temps? Want to make sure it > isn't just me. > I checked on our running Dometic today after several nights of temps in the low teens. The freezer had water where there should have been ice cubes. Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

[Chuck Wheeler]

I have found that we have to run on gas when it is very cold. The electric option will not keep the refrigerator cold. Probably not enough heat generated to boil the ammonia for operation.

- Chuck Wheeler-

1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX

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Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold

If you have a switched little muffin fan in the top of the fridge chamber, shut it off and limit the amount of wind entering the access hatch. The heater makes a lot of heat but can't fight the wind, fan and convection.You can verify with a non contact thermal probe that the heater is up to nearly 200 degrees F. The fridge likes to be within 5 degrees of level front to back and side to side too. Are you parked on a hill? Gary --- On Sun, 12/21/08, freewill2008 comcast.net> wrote: From: freewill2008 comcast.net> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 4:36 PM --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Ryan Wright" wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM, timvasqz wrote: > > boiler cant make enough heat to gas off the ammonia, prob spending > > too much of its heat overcomming the ambient temps??????. > > Sounds like what I was thinking, Greg. Curious if anyone else has the > same problem under prolonged 0 degree temps? Want to make sure it > isn't just me. > I checked on our running Dometic today after several nights of temps in the low teens. The freezer had water where there should have been ice cubes. Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

[Ryan Wright]

Thanks for the continued replies, folks.

1. Haven't checked the gas regulator... but my LP furnaces are all
operating simultaneously and producing plenty of hot air, so I'm
assuming nothing is wrong there.

2. I'm parked at home and the coach is level.

3. The exhaust fans up top are turned off.

4. Lastly... I now have a mild, but easily discernible, ammonia smell
in the fridge. ... That can''t be good?

-Ryan

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:06 AM, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...> wrote:
> Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas
> regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and could
> not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the regulator
> was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.
> Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your
> coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment and
> on the tank- that "could" be your problem.
>
> Shane Fedeli
> 85PT40
> Hershey, PA

[erniecarpet@...]

That ammonia smell means that you will be in the market for a new fridge. Sorry, the old one is toast. Ernie-83PT40 in Texas





-----Original Message-----

From: Ryan Wright

To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 4:40 pm

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold

Thanks for the continued replies, folks.



1. Haven't checked the gas regulator... but my LP furnaces are all

operating simultaneously and producing plenty of hot air, so I'm

assuming nothing is wrong there.



2. I'm parked at home and the coach is level.



3. The exhaust fans up top are turned off.



4. Lastly... I now have a mild, but easily discernible, ammonia smell

in the fridge. ... That can''t be good?



-Ryan



On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:06 AM, sfedeli3 <"sfedeli3%40comcast.net"> wrote:

> Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas

> regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and could

> not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the regulator

> was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.

> Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your

> coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment and

> on the tank- that "could" be your problem.

>

> Shane Fedeli

> 85PT40

> Hershey, PA

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[timvasqz]

I like the amonia refers as we tailgate and drycamp alot. to
replace an entire box I understand the windshield needs to come out.
here is where I would go to buy new mechanicals for the origional
refer
http://www.rvmobile.com/

look at the cooling unit column and run those hyperlinks


GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg
94ptCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Thanks for the continued replies, folks.
>
> 1. Haven't checked the gas regulator... but my LP furnaces are all
> operating simultaneously and producing plenty of hot air, so I'm
> assuming nothing is wrong there.
>
> 2. I'm parked at home and the coach is level.
>
> 3. The exhaust fans up top are turned off.
>
> 4. Lastly... I now have a mild, but easily discernible, ammonia
smell
> in the fridge. ... That can''t be good?
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:06 AM, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...> wrote:
> > Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas
> > regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and
could
> > not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the
regulator
> > was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.
> > Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your
> > coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment
and
> > on the tank- that "could" be your problem.
> >
> > Shane Fedeli
> > 85PT40
> > Hershey, PA
>

[sfedeli3]

Ryan- sounds like she's dead. If you smell ammonia, that's usually the
last gasp of a dead fridge. Good luck- the RV market needs a little
"stimulus" spending right now. I'm sure that Camping World will be
glad to see you. If you never dry-camp, give Ernie's idea some serious
thought.

-Shane
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Thanks for the continued replies, folks.
>
> 1. Haven't checked the gas regulator... but my LP furnaces are all
> operating simultaneously and producing plenty of hot air, so I'm
> assuming nothing is wrong there.
>
> 2. I'm parked at home and the coach is level.
>
> 3. The exhaust fans up top are turned off.
>
> 4. Lastly... I now have a mild, but easily discernible, ammonia smell
> in the fridge. ... That can''t be good?
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:06 AM, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...> wrote:
> > Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas
> > regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and could
> > not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the regulator
> > was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.
> > Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your
> > coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment and
> > on the tank- that "could" be your problem.
> >
> > Shane Fedeli
> > 85PT40
> > Hershey, PA
>

[Glenn Allen]

I replaced our refrigerator last year and did not have to remove the windshield.
I did
remove the doors off the refer and the restraining strap on the entry door. It
was tight, but
it fit with no problem.

Glenn
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "timvasqz" wrote:
>
> I like the amonia refers as we tailgate and drycamp alot. to
> replace an entire box I understand the windshield needs to come out.
> here is where I would go to buy new mechanicals for the origional
> refer
> http://www.rvmobile.com/
>
> look at the cooling unit column and run those hyperlinks
>
>
> GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg
> 94ptCa
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the continued replies, folks.
> >
> > 1. Haven't checked the gas regulator... but my LP furnaces are all
> > operating simultaneously and producing plenty of hot air, so I'm
> > assuming nothing is wrong there.
> >
> > 2. I'm parked at home and the coach is level.
> >
> > 3. The exhaust fans up top are turned off.
> >
> > 4. Lastly... I now have a mild, but easily discernible, ammonia
> smell
> > in the fridge. ... That can''t be good?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:06 AM, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@> wrote:
> > > Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas
> > > regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and
> could
> > > not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the
> regulator
> > > was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.
> > > Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your
> > > coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment
> and
> > > on the tank- that "could" be your problem.
> > >
> > > Shane Fedeli
> > > 85PT40
> > > Hershey, PA
> >
>