I'm now what you would call a half-timer. I live in my RV about half the year traveling, and the other half in my real home.
In May of 2016 my wife and I bought a 38 foot class A made by Harney Coach Works. We are loving it, but as I have started this adventure I've had to learn a few things the hard way. This blog is about some of those things.
For example, I have been frustrated with our refrigerator which stops working randomly. (I thought) It is a dual mode Dometic RM7732 with automatic energy selector, meaning that it will operate on both 120V AC power and propane. Even in propane mode it needs 12v battery power to run the controller.
Here is what I wish I had known....it needs to be level.
Apparently either mode warms ammonia to operate the cooling cycle. The ammonia has a drain return line that is gravity fed, and if not level can build up and stop the cycle. It you are driving, the tipping back and forth prevents this problem, but if you are stopped and not level for too long it will just quit working. No error light, just not cooling.
Yeah, bummer. This is the second time it has happened to me. So, after a little research called reading the manual...now I know.
Hope you can avoid this problem and have many happy RV adventures!
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