If you are having trouble with your Dometic or Norcold rv
refrigerator then you are at the right website. The cooling
unit is the set of metal coils that are attached to the back
of your refrigerator. The three most common signs that
indicate a bad cooling unit are:
A strong ammonia smell inside the box, this would
indicate a leak in the evaporator section. Look at our link
rebuilding process for a more detailed understanding of
how we repair a cooling unit with an evaporator leak. If
the unit has leaked for an extended amount of time the
ammonia smell may no longer be present but you will
probably hear a gurgling sound coming from the back of
your refrigerator a few minutes after you turn it on.
If the controls are working and the cooling unit is heating
up in the back but there is no cooling taking place inside
the box this could be a sign of a blockage in the boiler
section.
Another thing to look for, if you unit is not cooling but
you don't smell ammonia inside the box, look for a yellow
powder around or just above the burner located at the
back of the unit. This would indicate a leak in the boiler
section. Since this leak is outside the box you would rarely
smell it inside. I see these boiler leaks more frequently in
the newer Norcold and Dometic cooling units.
refrigerator then you are at the right website. The cooling
unit is the set of metal coils that are attached to the back
of your refrigerator. The three most common signs that
indicate a bad cooling unit are:
A strong ammonia smell inside the box, this would
indicate a leak in the evaporator section. Look at our link
rebuilding process for a more detailed understanding of
how we repair a cooling unit with an evaporator leak. If
the unit has leaked for an extended amount of time the
ammonia smell may no longer be present but you will
probably hear a gurgling sound coming from the back of
your refrigerator a few minutes after you turn it on.
If the controls are working and the cooling unit is heating
up in the back but there is no cooling taking place inside
the box this could be a sign of a blockage in the boiler
section.
Another thing to look for, if you unit is not cooling but
you don't smell ammonia inside the box, look for a yellow
powder around or just above the burner located at the
back of the unit. This would indicate a leak in the boiler
section. Since this leak is outside the box you would rarely
smell it inside. I see these boiler leaks more frequently in
the newer Norcold and Dometic cooling units.
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