electrolux rm 4206

[joyce_374306121]

We have just bought a compass vantage caravan it is 12 years old and the frige does not work properly when it is in its housing it goes cold bit not cold enough when my husband took it out of its housing it worked great we put it back in and it was the same as beforewe have done this severa times and the same thing keeps happeningwe have checked all wirering fuses and vents does anyone have any sugestions

 

[rob_jax]

A few things here:

If you disconnect the gas supply to a fitted appliance - like the fridge - the gas connection should be remade by a competent person.

If the fridge works OK on the workbench, but not in the caravan - it means that the problem is caused by the location and fitting of the fridge, because the air flow providing the cooling is not good enough.

When the fridge is fitted in the caravan it's quite important that the back of the fridge is sealed from the caravan interior, so that cooling air can only flow in the bottom vent and out the top vent - and nowhere else.

So it makes a sort of chimney forcing air to flow correctly. And also if you use it on gas, that the flue gases vent outside the caravan.

It's also important that the air space behind the fridge and the caravan wall is quite small - so that air is forced to flow past the heat exchanger and cooling fins - like up a chimney.

You may also want to look at the aluminium deflector plate fitted above the heat exchanger and cooling fins - this should direct hot air out the top vent.

Robert

And if you can't get the air flow right, call out a mobile fitter.

 

[Robert_374242026]

Have you looked at the level the fridge is at when its back in place?, as its a well known fact that not all fridges are tilt tolerant.Take my Coachman 460/2 for instance it breaks all the rules about installation, not only does it vent into the interior and the metalm vent only goes width of fridge so gaps are all round. The next thing is that because the back of the fridge has a step underneath which i presume is suitable for going on top of a wheel arch, Coachman fit a silly piece of wood that flaps around for the back of the fridge to rest on. If your fridge has something simular mey be its not level.

 

[rob_jax]

Joyce,

The other Robert mentioned the magic word level - you are testing the fridge in the caravan with the caravan and fridge absolutely level aren't you?

Caravan fridges need to be level to better than 3% (old models) front-to-back and side-to-side.

Robert

 

[joyce_374306121]

A few things here:

If you disconnect the gas supply to a fitted appliance - like the fridge - the gas connection should be remade by a competent person.

If the fridge works OK on the workbench, but not in the caravan - it means that the problem is caused by the location and fitting of the fridge, because the air flow providing the cooling is not good enough.

When the fridge is fitted in the caravan it's quite important that the back of the fridge is sealed from the caravan interior, so that cooling air can only flow in the bottom vent and out the top vent - and nowhere else.

So it makes a sort of chimney forcing air to flow correctly. And also if you use it on gas, that the flue gases vent outside the caravan.

It's also important that the air space behind the fridge and the caravan wall is quite small - so that air is forced to flow past the heat exchanger and cooling fins - like up a chimney.

You may also want to look at the aluminium deflector plate fitted above the heat exchanger and cooling fins - this should direct hot air out the top vent.

Robert

And if you can't get the air flow right, call out a mobile fitter.

cheked all of the above, all seems to be fine,plenty ventalation

thanks for ure comments much appreceated

 

[joyce_374306121]

Have you looked at the level the fridge is at when its back in place?, as its a well known fact that not all fridges are tilt tolerant.Take my Coachman 460/2 for instance it breaks all the rules about installation, not only does it vent into the interior and the metalm vent only goes width of fridge so gaps are all round. The next thing is that because the back of the fridge has a step underneath which i presume is suitable for going on top of a wheel arch, Coachman fit a silly piece of wood that flaps around for the back of the fridge to rest on. If your fridge has something simular mey be its not level.

cheked with spirit level, it seems to be alright

 

[joyce_374306121]

Joyce,

The other Robert mentioned the magic word level - you are testing the fridge in the caravan with the caravan and fridge absolutely level aren't you?

Caravan fridges need to be level to better than 3% (old models) front-to-back and side-to-side.

Robert

both caravan and fridge are lvl