Dometic fridge studling in uk

[black dog]

Out with new van second trip in UK arved at 14.00 yesterday domestic fridge was ok last time but this morning I have ice cubes but thermometer In main part still warm running on gas and electric is anyone else struggling in this heat please
No food in only milk no awning

 

[Dustydog]

What temp?

 

[Mr Plodd]

If you have ice in the top part then it's clearly working as it should. If youbave very little in the main part then it's simply full of air, as soonas yiu open the door that cool air will drop out of tge bottom to be replaced by air at the ambient femperature. So try and keep opening yiur fridgea minimum amount for as short a time as possible.
A fan to draw out tge warm air from the back of the fridge can have a pretty dramatic effect when the ambient temperature is mid 20's and above. A quick search for fridge fan will give yiu plenty of reading material.

 

[black dog]

Hello I've got a fridge thermostat it's very slow coming up last van was done couple of hours it say 17 outside at moment phone app inside fridge??

 

[Buckman]

Does the fridge vent into the awning? Previously when in France we used a small fan on the bottom vent and it seemed to resolve the issue.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Caravan fridges normally use the Absorption process to cool the fridge. The fact you mention using Gas and Electricity tells me your fridge is one of these. They have a limited ability to cool so when ambient temperatures are high, these fridges can struggle. Check the specification of your fridge for its maximum ambient temperature.

When you tell us "main part still warm running on gas and electric " Do you mean you are using both gas & electricity do you mean your using both power sources at the same time? If you are, you may be adding extra heat to the back of the fridge, and that might be compromising its performance. Try with just one fuel source at a time... Sometimes more (heat) isn't always going to mean better cooling.

As has been mentioned in other answers, some people who regularly caravan in high temperatures fit fans to the fridges exterior vents to increase air flow through the condenser panel at the back of the fridge.

 

[Buckman]

I meant to add, that in hot weather we found the fridge to be more efficient when using gas? Not sure why.