Coachman VIP 460 2021 model fridge not cool enough in hot weather.

[Ianj@22]

Hi we’ve had our caravan for nearly 4 years now and never been happy with the performance of the fridge when the weather is hot and or we’ve put an awning on. The freezer box never really freezes .
It’s got the Dometic series 10 fridge fitted and I was wondering if fitting the optional Dometic fan kit would improve the performance in these conditions.
Or is there any other better aftermarket options out there?
Any suggestions/ideas would be great, please.
We carry a total cool 45 box with us as we can’t rely upon the caravan fridge.

 

[Mr Plodd]

I believe the "ice box" in these fridges is removable and sometimes they get dislodged slightly so don't cool down as much as they should. A quick Google search shoukd point you in the right direction on that.
If that's not the issue then yes fridge fans do help a lot. It's a pretty simply DIY job to sort your own fan system out without buying the expensive "kits"

 

[Dustydog]

Do you remove the exterior vent covers when pitched up?

Seems your fridge vents into the awning?

If so then yes , fitting fan(s) as suggested by Mr Plodd should help, assuming the freezer compartment is correctly located and the door is sealing ok.

 

[Ianj@22]

Hi thank you both for quick replies 😊👍
The freezer box is firmly located and sealed we had to get a dometic engineer out to re attach the ribbon cable on the back of the control panel, he put a sealing strip to fill the gap between the freezer box and main body.
I’ll definitely look into fitting fans though.
Thank you
Kind regards
Ian