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Originally Posted by Josh_613
Have a 2007 Damon Outlaw 3611 with the original Dometic RM2852 refrigerator. It stopped cooling at the motocross track last weekend while hooked up to shore power. I tried to switch it over to LP and it still wouldn’t cool down. The check light never came on and I still have power to the board. What would the common culprit be for a fridge to still have power, but not cool on either LP or 110v?
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You say it wouldn't cool down. What were the freezer and food box temps? What was the outside temp? When was the last time it cooled properly? What degrees did both boxes cool down too, when it did cool properly? And in what temps did it cool properly? Did you have it parked with the fridge wall in the sun? What were the outside temps? If all the controls seem to be working on AC and LP the cooling unit may have taken a dump.
Sometimes knowing the history of care or abuse can help. If you're not the original owner and the previous owner didn't know about keeping level who knows what the cooling unit looks like inside.
In my limited experience with these things I've to come to the conclusion that proper venting is crucial, if everything else appears to fuction normally. By venting I don't mean just adding fans. Dometic has diagrams of what proper venting should look like, down to the inch. I spent 2 weeks last summer cleaning up the mess that Fleetwood did installing my 2862 ( ventilation not even close to Dometic specs ). It's an original 2004 model and with the proper venting it still cools below 40 in 90's weather. Might only make it one more summer, or one more day for that matter, due to age.
If you have more time than money I would suggest getting up on the roof and have a look from the top down at the venting. Yes, pull the vent cover and see what's going on. Look for huge gaps above the box that were never closed up. Look for insulation that may have fallen over the condensor. Is there baffles that direct the air flow directly over the condensor coil? And as noted by another response, look for yellow dust. Not just at the boiler, but all along the coil. Any signs of yellow will 100% tell you what's going on.
There are alot of variables to consider, if the controls are working properly. But, yours might have just met its peril. No way to really know when that dreaded day comes around.
Jim58
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