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Hi all! My husband and I full-time in a Monterrey 25lt (1991 model). Yesterday night after we got home from work, I noticed that the fridge was warmish and the freezer was cool. The ice that usually accumulates on the fins was melted, and the food was off-temp. We are running it on electric (haven't tried it on gas yet) and it has always worked fine up until now. What do y'all think is wrong?
A few things to note:
--About 2 days ago, my husband filled the freezer up with water bottles to freeze. They never fully froze. He took them out this morning and the
freezer is now noticeably cooler, but the fridge is still warm.
--I have it on the coldest setting.
--We are in south Texas, with temps in the upper nineties/low hundreds in the day and the seventies at night.
--We've been using the fridge full-time since we moved in in February. The camper has had just 3 owners including us, and was lightly used.
--Fridge is on the sunny side of the camper. I put up some boards this morning to shade it, and placed a fan inside the compartment. The components in there are very hot.
I read somewhere the RV fridges are usually only good for around 10 years. Well, seeing that ours is almost 30 years old, do y'all think it's just time for a new one? Could we buy a normal mini fridge and put it in that spot, and would that be cheaper?
I know this is a lot of questions! Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
A few things to note:
--About 2 days ago, my husband filled the freezer up with water bottles to freeze. They never fully froze. He took them out this morning and the
freezer is now noticeably cooler, but the fridge is still warm.
--I have it on the coldest setting.
--We are in south Texas, with temps in the upper nineties/low hundreds in the day and the seventies at night.
--We've been using the fridge full-time since we moved in in February. The camper has had just 3 owners including us, and was lightly used.
--Fridge is on the sunny side of the camper. I put up some boards this morning to shade it, and placed a fan inside the compartment. The components in there are very hot.
I read somewhere the RV fridges are usually only good for around 10 years. Well, seeing that ours is almost 30 years old, do y'all think it's just time for a new one? Could we buy a normal mini fridge and put it in that spot, and would that be cheaper?
I know this is a lot of questions! Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
