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Old 02-16-2013, 04:07 PM   #1
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We are still here in Vegas and the other day Betsy went to get some ice cream and poured it into a glass. I noticed the frost was getting a bit thick so took all the frozen food out and did a fast defrost. Then turned fridge to 9 for a fast recovery the freezer is now at about 30 degrees and the fridge is well over 45 and the temp is still set for 9. I realized that last year we got the Good Sam's extended warranty so Monday I will have to call them and see what they can do. We are still workamping so dragging the rig in for repairs is not an option. I have checked the entire fridge compartment and found no evidence of leakage (yellow stains) so not sure what is happening. It worked find in Q. Will keep you advised as to outcome..
 
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Old 02-17-2013, 02:59 AM   #2
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Dave,

We are going thru the same thing.....working fine then all of a sudden...frig goes to 50 and freezer thaws out, this lasted 2 days...we run he frig on elec so I turned it off for 20 min, disconnected sensor on fins and switched to propane and set at 9. Frig went back to working and temp went back down to mid 30's in lower compartment and mid teens in freezer. Switched back to electric and now staying at same levels.

Have read that this seems to be common with the Norcolds which makes me skeptical as to why they don't have a fix or a reason why it happens.

Keep us updated.

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Dave,

We are going thru the same thing.....working fine then all of a sudden...frig goes to 50 and freezer thaws out, this lasted 2 days...we run he frig on elec so I turned it off for 20 min, disconnected sensor on fins and switched to propane and set at 9. Frig went back to working and temp went back down to mid 30's in lower compartment and mid teens in freezer. Switched back to electric and now staying at same levels.

Have read that this seems to be common with the Norcolds which makes me skeptical as to why they don't have a fix or a reason why it happens.

Keep us updated.

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Dave,
We had the very same experience. Try unplugging the fridge on the outside for a few minutes....then plug it back in.....sounds stupid, but it worked for us!
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Will try that today

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Old 02-17-2013, 05:33 AM   #5
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Another possibility is a bad thermistor. We have always run our refer at 7 and in January the temps went up. Running it at 9 didn't get it back down to normal. Dick and Jackie Driver had a spare thermistor and once it was installed (very easy job), the temps are back to normal at 7. They only cost about $25 at most RV parts places and may save you a trip.
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Carl, thanks for jogging my memory, this happened in South Carolina about 3 yrs ago and I bought 2 extra thermistors. I just yanked the old one off and installed one of the new ones. Hopefully that is the problem. Thanks again..
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The old 'Reboot' try it every time you have a problem with anything with a circuit board in it.
Good luck with the problem Dave.
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Not sure if it has any effect on the problem, but the newer Norcolds do go thru a sort of defrost cycle to keep ice from forming on the cooling fins. It's not self defrosting as in a home fridge, but maybe it's getting confused and staying in that defrost mod and the re-boot resets things. Just a thought
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I did not see any signs of leaking when ours went out in the 06 3400 last winter. However when it was replaced the repairman showed me where it had a very slow leak
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It appears that we may be back in business. The temp is back into the "safe" area and the freezer is back around zero. I think the slow drop is because the fridge is till pretty full of food. If it hits the "freezy" area tonight or tomorrow I will stop worrying.
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It appears that we may be back in business. The temp is back into the "safe" area and the freezer is back around zero. I think the slow drop is because the fridge is till pretty full of food. If it hits the "freezy" area tonight or tomorrow I will stop worrying.
Did you do the reboot?
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I replaced the thermistor and did a complete electrical reboot in that I disconnected both 120 and 12 volt from fridge for 10 minutes then re energized. I did not do the reset on the control board because I had no error codes. It seems to be working now, the freezer is back down to -6 and the fridge is in the 33 degree range at the moment. Once again Carl thanks for the memory jog..
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Yea, Dave. Love it when an MOC plan comes together w/a positive result! Congrats.
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