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Someone said to me fridges don’t work offciantly on a slope on your drive as to say any truth in this
Batman1957 said:I may have a faulty fridge here since I’ve just bought it
Mel said:Hi Batman, if you put an unfrozen item into the freezer box of the fridge, hitch up the van and tow; it won’t freeze it. However, once you are on site and connected to EHU it should freeze. But you need to remember that compression caravan fridges are not as speedy as the fridge at home.
Mel
Batman1957 said:Crazy as it seem I said to my wife I think the freezer is faulty it’s not cold enough but I put my beer in the freezer on site and the next day the beer was frozen
Damian-Moderator said:Caravan fridges do need to be as level as possible, within a couple of degrees in each direction to work to their full potential.
When on site and connected to the mains, or working on gas the freezer should be just as good as a home freezer, with most rated with 3 frost symbols which equates to 3 month storage capability, and get down to about -4 degrees in the freezer box and around +2 or 3 in the main compartment.
Quote " But you need to remember that compression caravan fridges"
The normal caravan fridge is not a compression fridge, it is an absorption fridge.
otherclive said:Batman1957 said:Crazy as it seem I said to my wife I think the freezer is faulty it’s not cold enough but I put my beer in the freezer on site and the next day the beer was frozen
Sounds as if it is working then.
Damian-Moderator said:Quote " But you need to remember that compression caravan fridges"
The normal caravan fridge is not a compression fridge, it is an absorption fridge.
otherclive said:Mel said:Hi Batman, if you put an unfrozen item into the freezer box of the fridge, hitch up the van and tow; it won’t freeze it. However, once you are on site and connected to EHU it should freeze. But you need to remember that compression caravan fridges are not as speedy as the fridge at home.
Mel
As short term freezer cabinets they are fine but do not operate at the lower temperature achieved by your home freezer. But by their very nature caravan users are unlikely to want to store frozen food for extended periods.
Our Dometic fridge has a removable freezer compartment. If it is not correctly fitted and locked in place it won’t freeze the food.