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jocoman
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 Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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Pardon me. The -7C spec is for the leftmost rivet on the cooling fins after 1 hour or so of operation. Not cavity temperature. According to the Frank Condelli fridge maintenance document.
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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| jocoman wrote: |
| Pardon me. The -7C spec is for the leftmost rivet on the cooling fins after 1 hour or so of operation. Not cavity temperature. According to the Frank Condelli fridge maintenance document. |
That makes way more sense |
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jocoman
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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I did another test run today. I got -3C on the rivet and a 34F swing in cavity temperature.
I feel it should do better than this, but maybe I'm chasing a ghost
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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| jocoman wrote: |
I did another test run today. I got -3C on the rivet and a 34F swing in cavity temperature.
I feel it should do better than this, but maybe I'm chasing a ghost |
Thats in range in my opinion. These really are not 4 season fridges. In the dead of summer they just dont do well enough.
I personally stay out of hot places so they work fine for me |
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tnarey
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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| Are there any good upgrades to the old dometic Westy fridge? |
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DanHoug
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Fridge runs on propane but doesn’t cool |
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| tnarey wrote: |
| Are there any good upgrades to the old dometic Westy fridge? |
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9445702
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