Justin Thanks for reply. Just bought a new( to me) GMC to keep my old
one company. Old one has new Norcold gas,elect which works superbly. New
one has old Norcord
110/12 volt(no gas) which is not too great. It cools but not enough.
Will try some of the stuff Jim said.
Bill
> In a message dated 05/29/2000 9:29:54 AM Central Daylight Time,
>
> Thanks Jim.. I will try everything you say. My unit does have a
> vented
> door and roof vent. It also has a baffle behind refrig making it
> hard to
> see anything. I would like to keep this unit as it looks brand new,
> don't
> have any experience with all elect. tho.
> Bill >>
> Bill, I'm coming in on this conversation late. We've been out of
> town for
> nearly a week so I may have missed the point of your question. But
> if the
> problem is with your gas/elec unit not cooling properly, here's my
> experience. My problem boiled down to two things. The propane
> regulator was
> not set properly, hence the flame wasn't high enough when it did
> burn, and
> frequently went out. (I had also had problems with my furnace not
> igniting
> at times and this solved that too) So be sure the propane regulator
> on the
> tank is set to specs. I don't recall what they are but believe it is
> between
> 11 and 12 column inches. I bet your propane dealer would check it
> for you.
> It's a simple adjustment. Then we added a little fan, made
> especially for
> this application, to the vent stack up near the roof. When the
> outside temp
> is in the 80's this fan pulling air up the stack seems to lower
> fridge temp
> by as much as 10 degrees. Not that much when outside temp is
> higher.
>
> I also remind the grandkids, and others, that the inside of the
> fridge is not
> a picture to look at while they stand there with the door open
> trying make up
> their minds what they want out of there!!! Someone posted a temp
> recovery
> comparison between the absorption type refrigerator and home style.
> It was
> enlightening to see how much longer the absorption type takes.
> Justin
