Fridge too cold

[GeneF]

Some friend  purchased a 97 Jayco and I believe it has a Dometic fridge in it.  Not sure.

They were dry camping recently and were running the fridge on lp gas.
Their complaint was that the fridge was freezing the food inside.

They said that they had the temp control on the warmest setting and the trailer was leferl but they still had the freezing.

It appears that the fridge had not be run on lp very much by the previous owner.

They took it to a dealer and they were told basically that there was nothing that could be done.

Anyone else run into this problem and had any luck solving it?

Thanks

[austinado16]

Sounds like the thermostat has failed and is no longer capable of shutting the flame down.  

I'd certainly give the folks at Dometic a call, run the scenario past them, and then order the part(s) needed.

[wavery]

Some people think that the higher # on the dial = higher temp. The higher number actually = lower temp.

If the freezing was in certain spots in the fridge and not everything in the fridge, it may be helped by using a small "Cube fan" that you actually put inside the fridge to circulate the air. They run off of a couple AA batteries and if you take the batteries out while not in use, they last a long time.

[coach]

set it on low and/or open the door often  :eyecrazy: .
Switch to 120v and use the knob to a low number

[GeneF]

Thanks for the suggestions.  I had suggested that they call the manufacturer but thought that others might have had the problem at one time or another.

I know the dealer that they took it too and depending on the tech, the solution can be iffy..

[mike4947]

Gene, have them look at the back of the fridge for the make/model and they can download a manual from http://bryantrv.com/docs.html
In most cases "freezing" is having the dial turned the wrong way, having a thermistor sensor on the fins (if so equipped) set to the wrong height, or "partial freezing" due to temperature changes as our fridges do not have a true thermostat but need adjusting for outside temperature changes.
The manual will explain it all.

[fleagalbaum]

Mine does the same thing.  Last year I couldnt keep it from getting too warm now I need to turn it way down at night and up to 1 or 2 during the day too keep it around 36 degrees.

I wonder if altitude plays a factor, we generally camp at 5000 feet and the camper parks at 1000 feet.?

[GeneF]

Gene, have them look at the back of the fridge for the make/model and they can download a manual from http://bryantrv.com/docs.html
In most cases "freezing" is having the dial turned the wrong way, having a thermistor sensor on the fins (if so equipped) set to the wrong height, or "partial freezing" due to temperature changes as our fridges do not have a true thermostat but need adjusting for outside temperature changes.
The manual will explain it all.

Thanks, Mike.  I will pass it on.