campergirl
Well-known member
Hi everyone,
I'm in the process of figuring out if I want to renovate my 1994 Mallard or sell it and get something newer. This is certainly not a DIY, I know nothing about cutting a straight line let alone ripping apart a trailer :-\
So, I asked my RV service guy for some quotes yesterday for the things I'd like to update, and while I was at it, I thought I'd ask him about my fridge. It seems that if the trailer is not perfectly, exactly, absolutely level, the fridge doesn't cool properly. I asked him if there was any way to get a fridge that had more tolerance, and he replied that it really shouldn't be behaving that way, that 1990's fridges were designed with a 3 degree tolerance for level side to side, and 6 degrees front to back.
Ok, first, by 3 degrees, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean 3 numbers on my level? That's quite a spread -- the amount of slope on my driveway. Or something else? A new fridge is way beyond what I wanted to spend. :-\ He said he'd have to look at it to know if it could be fixed, of course. While it would be feasible to use it as is, it does cause me a lot of stress wondering during each trip if it's going to get cold enough to keep the food. And that might determine whether I fix or sell.
Thanks for any advice!
Kathy
I'm in the process of figuring out if I want to renovate my 1994 Mallard or sell it and get something newer. This is certainly not a DIY, I know nothing about cutting a straight line let alone ripping apart a trailer :-\
So, I asked my RV service guy for some quotes yesterday for the things I'd like to update, and while I was at it, I thought I'd ask him about my fridge. It seems that if the trailer is not perfectly, exactly, absolutely level, the fridge doesn't cool properly. I asked him if there was any way to get a fridge that had more tolerance, and he replied that it really shouldn't be behaving that way, that 1990's fridges were designed with a 3 degree tolerance for level side to side, and 6 degrees front to back.
Ok, first, by 3 degrees, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean 3 numbers on my level? That's quite a spread -- the amount of slope on my driveway. Or something else? A new fridge is way beyond what I wanted to spend. :-\ He said he'd have to look at it to know if it could be fixed, of course. While it would be feasible to use it as is, it does cause me a lot of stress wondering during each trip if it's going to get cold enough to keep the food. And that might determine whether I fix or sell.
Thanks for any advice!
Kathy