Dometic RV Fridge Hack - Keep It Cold! RV Fridge Hack❄ 

🤣 You are certainly welcome!! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

I will put ice packs or chill packs in the freezer 2 hours before i want to use it and it gets down to temperature in just a few hours. Before it would take 2 days on gas alone.

That is a great idea, thanks for sharing and helping others!

Wow that's great. We just ran ours to the USB plug and let it run all tht time unless it was a cool day and the fridge was able to keep up. Thanks for the tips and for watching! Take care!

Glad it helped!

I've had much better luck with dometic than (no cold), I mean norcold..

You are certainly welcome! Hope it all works out for you. Camp on!

WOW! Glad it worked out for yah!

There is a temp sensor on the fins. Looks like a mini torpedo with a wire attached to it. If you slide that up or down on the fin, it also controls how cold it gets.

@@TheCampoholics I was playing with that. It’s still not cold enough so maybe I need to slide it the other direction. But it’s cooler! Thanks again!

You are certainly welcome!

Thank you for watching!

Mess of people have.

Thanks for watching!

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That's a good idea! 👍🏼

Would you please share details about the fan you use and also “in the back” you mean outside? I apologize for my ignorance. I’m not a seasoned rvier. My fridge is at 59. And I’ll be staying in Florida for a week.

@@evasilvalayton758 Hi Eva. I placed the fan inside, between the top of the fridge, where it gets hotter, and the grille on the van wall. Outside would work as well, but not so sightly. The important thing is to remove the hot air trapped inside so the system runs better with a lower temperature around the back of the fridge. --- This is the fan I used, I just cut the two end tubes just so the central part with the fan remains, it's pretty powerful. A PC fan is a lot less powerful, even if you use two of them: www.amazon.com/CO-Z-Marine-Waterproof-Electric-Compartments/dp/B08R9RQMVC/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=marine+blower+heating&qid=1623570765&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFHU09MUldLQVI2UjkmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzMjA0NjdWRzRSVzdSNFdRRDUmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDE3NzA5NTJFTUtBNUpNNVNZWjUmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

You are welcome!

Glad it was helpful!

Hello! That's something we've never thought of, I would think the "liquid" that is collected would freeze 🥶?? We use our table top ice maker now and love it , saves freezer space! Thanks for watching and let us know how you make out with the fan!!

Hello sir, We did not replace the fridge, we replaced the camper. 2 Different units, the Dometic was in the travel Trailer. The Norcold is in our toy hauler.

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Thank you Dave for watching!

@@TheCampoholics it’s 6° right now and falling & snowing here near Custer the Southern Black Hills of SD. Gonna get around -20° here next couple nights. But the next summer 100° temps these tips are needed. Been living with my old 2007 Norcold since 2018 & summer is hard to maintain even temps. Another thing is to limit the time you open a door, memorize where everything is! Do it at night or early AM with restocking it.

@@gypsydavefreeman Ummm 🤔 that’s a negative for us.

Thank Ron! No, we never installed an extra fan on the back side. This solved our problem. No issues after this fan. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Michael!

You should have the option to select between 5 and 1. 1 being the coldest if I recall.

Sounds like a winner!

We did not have one in that model. We have since traded that unit for our Momentum. Thanks for watching!

Alright!

So if I understand your question, on the domestic, once we put the fan in we left the unit on 4 or 5 setting. Does that answer your question?

Walt…. It was parked in the driveway.

Was gona say man thats warm lol

Thank you Holly!

It's a constant battle. Though we never had those issues. It didn't freeze nor did it ever get above 45 (that was the middle of July ) I agree there should be a better option but I am sure there's limitations when it comes to RV's. Just glad the hack solved the issues for us! Thanks for watching! Happy Camping

You need to put a washer onto the bottom of the left door.

No, we do not have that unit anymore.

do you have a video about your new fridge ​@@TheCampoholics

Yep, great point!

What temperature setting do you use?

@@TheCampoholics unfortunately ours is one of those that "automatically knows" what the temp should be. It doesn't have a thermostat that we can adjust without potentially affecting our extended warranty...which we have used to replace the $1,600 part in the fridge.....

Ohhhhh. That's not good. That's crazy. Who would have ever thought you wouldn't want to control the temperature?? Sorry we couldn't help. I do remember then telling us at the PDI that the top shelf is tht coldest and the fuller you pack it the warmer it stays. Just opposite of a residential fridge.

I'm sorry, we have no answer for you on that one. I would contact Dometic direct for that one.

There is an electric heating element that eventually goes bad and doesn't get as hot as it should. If propane works but electric doesn't work nearly as well that is probably the issue. Usually it isn't hard to locate and replace yourself, it will be behind the fridge under the outside panel. Should have a schematic inside the panel that you can follow the wires to find it and get the part numbers off it.

That sucks. No, we haven't experienced that issue yet.

@@TheCampoholics Thanks. Yeah, it really does. Get to the campsite, fridge is at 60° or higher and have a e3 code blinding.

Great point!

It depended on the temperature outside if it was hot then of course it was on 5 but it was a nice day or nice week we kept it on 3 or 4. I would say the majority of the time we kept it on 4 once we started using the fan.

@@TheCampoholics Thank you for the quick and detailed response.

Walmart. I put a link below in the video description. Thanks for watching!

Got me on that one. Have you tried calling Dometic help line?

You can get them at Walmart, also there is an Amazon link in the video description.

WOW!

I wish I had your problem. My fridge gives me hell more than anything else on my coach. even my motor at 100k miles works better than my fridge smh

@@JahRootsRadio I had to break down and take it into the dealership yesterday, not knowing how long they're going to keep it. Good thing I kept this little apartment or I'd be sleeping at the dealership lot!

MN Patriot 😂😂😂 your reply is funny but the situation is not. I hope they get it done quickly.

Sorry to hear that, been great success for most. Love the channel name though!

We do, it's always plugged in during the season. Probably 9 months a year.

Hi! There's a link in tht video description that should help! Thanks for watching!

Right

Where do you find the model number?

Ok! Thanks for sharing!

PATOW!

Thank you Phil.

Refrigerator for northerners Frigerator for southerners! Open your heart grammar nazi!

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