We also had a small table lamp that was plugged into the outlet under the dinette bench seat and suddenly it stopped working one day. It turns out the fridge and the outlet are on the same circuit which I discovered was not securely connected to the power panel. Once that was fixed the fridge works very well and freezes food if set on 5 (max on mine).
Now that's interesting. We had an outlet where the TV is plugged into go out a few months ago. Didn't know what was going on with it but when we went on our last outing (July 4th), it seemed to work fine. That outlet is by our door and nowhere near the fridge so I don't think it is on the same circuit as the fridge – but I guess you never know. Of course, even though that outlet worked on our last outing, the fridge did not freeze any food. So it may be unrelated. But everything is worth investigating. Even if they are not on the same circuit, it is still possible we have some things that are not securly connected to the power panel (including the fridge). Thanks for input, DougB.
Went on another campout this weekend. Temps were near 108. This time I ran the refrigerator the day before. The refrigerator seemed to work so much better. Maybe having that time to cool down without people opening and closing the fridge makes a really big difference. The temps were hotter than its ever been when we've camped, yet the fridge worked better. So although outside temps may have something to do with it, I'm convinced it is not as big a factor as I thought. Still had the setting at 8 and the frige temp was near 40. Not as good as others who have only had to set theirs at 4 or 5, but atleast its been better than we've had at other times. I'm going to try running it off the propane next time to see how that goes. I read on another thread that someone said theirs seemed to operate better off the propane. Maybe with our a/c running so much to keep up with these hot temps, the fridge isn't getting what it needs. Will keep you posted.
Thanks for the reply Stephen. I have only used gas to power the fridge while traveling. At the campsite and at home I plug into shore shore power so I haven't noticed the counter top heating up using gas. The fridge has been runniing on electricity now for eight hours and the counter above the fridge is hot to the touch. Not hot enough to burn maybe a better description would be vary warm to the touch. In any case I'm thinking your right. I should get this checked by a service tech. I' m wondering if, as another poster pointed out, their is no insulation around the fridge perhaps allowing heat to penetrate through the counter top. Again, thanks for your reply
I think it might be due to traveling. I've heard that some of the condensors get knocked out of place, resulting in some warming. Mine only does it after a long road trip, so I figured it had something to do with moving the vehicle. I think a little preventive maintenance never hurts. Check the wiring, change the refrigerator filter yearly, etc. Since most people only use them seasonally, they should last.
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