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LonnieB · 07-16-2010, 05:19 AM

Our refridgerator has never worked as well as I thought it should. With the thermal do-hicky slid all the way up on the fin, and the temp control set to the coldest position, it would keep the inside temp between 38 and 45 degrees, depending on the ambient temperature.

While at my family reunion last weekend, I talked to my cousin about it (he has an RV repair business in Montrose, Colo.). After checking the ohms on the thermal do-hicky, and finding it to be good, he showed me something with the condensate drain tube on the back of the fridge. He re-routed it a bit and created a "P" trap at the bottom to collect some of the water which blocked off any warm air from the outside getting to the inside.

After I got home (the same day), I checked it and found it to be at 37 degrees, and by the next afternoon it was down to 33 degrees. I lowered the control setting a couple of spaces and will see how it works at the new setting.

I never would have thought there would be that much warm air going up that tube.

07-16-2010, 05:19 AM	#1
LonnieB Montana Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texico Posts: 1,917 M.O.C. #6150	Referigerator Modification Our refridgerator has never worked as well as I thought it should. With the thermal do-hicky slid all the way up on the fin, and the temp control set to the coldest position, it would keep the inside temp between 38 and 45 degrees, depending on the ambient temperature. While at my family reunion last weekend, I talked to my cousin about it (he has an RV repair business in Montrose, Colo.). After checking the ohms on the thermal do-hicky, and finding it to be good, he showed me something with the condensate drain tube on the back of the fridge. He re-routed it a bit and created a "P" trap at the bottom to collect some of the water which blocked off any warm air from the outside getting to the inside. After I got home (the same day), I checked it and found it to be at 37 degrees, and by the next afternoon it was down to 33 degrees. I lowered the control setting a couple of spaces and will see how it works at the new setting. I never would have thought there would be that much warm air going up that tube.