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Started by lap527, September 30, 2015, 09:36:34 PM

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lap527

So frustrating....  early on Dometic replaced fridge because the other one quit. 3 weeks ago we had tech check it out and found bad regulator. We thought problems solved.  Now, after replacing regulator, it works great on propane as long as you are not traveling. I have read where others have had the same problem with their livinlite campers. Yes there is a fan on the back of fridge, baffle installed at top to disperse heat, baffle kit to protect flame from Dometic installed, and still temps rise while traveling. It works great at the dealership because it takes 45 minutes to an hour of traveling for the temps to rise. We have bowl of water and wireless sensor in fridge so not to open door. Now we hear air flow problem. Our camper is now down at a RV repair business to see what he can find.  We left this morning the fridge was 36 degrees, after traveling about 1.5 hours it was up to 47, if we had kept moving there is no telling how high it would of gotten to.  When we returned from FL Keys it got up to 65.  We are so tired of this.  It has always worked fine on all 3 modes as long as it's parked, better on propane since new regulator. For the first time since owning our TC we have thought about parting ways with it.  So my question is for those that had problems with fridge, is it still a problem or do you just live with it and use a cooler? 

whoofit

Not gonna pretend to be able to help you with your problem but a couple questions. What trailer do you own? When the failure happens, do you get the error light?

I'm not sure that just using a cooler would even be considered here by us. Not an option by a long shot....we don't carry a cooler otherwise. We have a fridge after all, right?

lap527

We own the 2013 10.0 truck camper. No codes at all, if it did it probably would be easier to figure out. I had read here that several others here had same problem in their trailers. However, now I can't find those post. You have no idea how aggravated we are. If we take it to a dealer and it sits on their lot it works great, we have done that twice and there was ice in the bowl. The idea of a cooler makes me furious.  When you buy a camper you do expect all the parts to work correctly. I have communicated with a fella in Ontario that has a 2015 and he has same problem. I figured I would check here to see if anyone has any problems similar to ours. Thanks for reply and open to ideas!