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Every refrigerator has a drain line to allow condensation and defrosting deposits to be funneled out of the food storage area to the outside of the coach or camper. We all know that these drain lines need to empty out of the coach or into a drain pan of some kind so that the water doesn’t rot out the platform and wall underneath and behind the refrigerator. However, there is a little known fact about these drain tubes that you should be aware of. There is typically a stopper or cap installed at the end of these drain lines and many times the owners remove them to allow more water to flow out of the

Do you have ice build-up on the top of your refrigerator or cooling fins? You have a condensation problem! The biggest culprit of condensation is an air gap at the door gaskets. Check your gaskets for any obvious tears or cracks, if you are unable to see the problem with the eye. Take a piece of paper and close it in the door gasket. when you try to remove it you should feel resistance but be able to slide the paper easily. Slide the dollar bill all around the door, if at any point the paper moves between the gaskets without decent resistance you have an air gap. For some models you can simply adjust the door or replace the

We often get calls from customers about why their refrigerator won’t turn on even though it’s got 120 Volts at the plug, so I feel like a quick explanation of the electronics and electricity required would benefit everyone. There are three main systems in a standard ammonia refrigerator used by the RV and Boat industry. The control board system, the electric heating system, and the propane system. Each of these systems is powered differently. To fully operate the refrigerator in any mode all three systems must be in good working order. Each system and it’s primary criteria for correct operation are explained below. Control Board System: This system consists of the front panel controls as

No I’m not going to whine and complain about anything or “tell anybody off”, I’m talking about letting a refrigerator vent.  Although we are talking about a hot head. Many times we get calls from customers with a complaint of the refrigerator working intermittently.  When they leave to go camping the fridge is working fine and kept doing so for the first day, but then the fridge starts warming up and eventually gets to a point where the food spoils over the following day.  The customer turns it off and uses a cooler for a few days and then decides to try the fridge again.  Overnight it drops into the correct temp range, they put

Do you think the leveling of the refrigerator really matters? Hopefully you said, yes… yes it does.  As a matter of fact it’s the most important aspect of all.  The ammonia absorption cooling unit operates utilizing a bubble pump similar to that of a percolator coffee pot.  Just as with a percolator coffee pot, if you were to hold it at an angle while trying to brew coffee you would be quite disappointed with the end result.  The bubble pump operates most efficiently in a completely vertical position that allows the liquid escaping from the top of the inner tube to be pulled back down to the reservoir where it will be incorporated again into the supply