I have a 2006 Journey 34H with a Norcold N842IM refrig. This is a 8 cu ft, 2 door refrig. I am struggling with keeping the refrigerator box cool when it gets hot outside during the day. I started it up 3 days ago and while the freezer got below 0 degrees with in a day, the refrig box took 48 hours to get below 40. This morning when I got up it was at 36 degrees and remained there until about 1:00 pm when the afternoon heat started to build. By 3:00 pm it was up to 40 degrees (door was never opened - reading the 'box' temp with a remote digital thermometer). The freezer is staying at -5 to -10 degrees.
If anyone has ideas as to what I can to try, I did replace the thermistor, have run it on AC and LP with the same results. I checked the Roof vent and it is clear (no birds nest). It is now back to 38.9 degrees, but that is with a fan sitting on a step ladder blowing in the (removed) wall vent. And it is now overcast here (NE Florida) and 86 degrees outside.
So has anyone found a residential refrig that will works as a replacement for this Norcold N842IM? At this point, after reading about the fire risk with absorption type refrigerators and their inefficiency when the ambient temperature goes up I think if I have to replace it I rather go residential. So if you have replaced your N842IM Norcold, what did you replace it with?
Thanks,
Russ
If anyone has ideas as to what I can to try, I did replace the thermistor, have run it on AC and LP with the same results. I checked the Roof vent and it is clear (no birds nest). It is now back to 38.9 degrees, but that is with a fan sitting on a step ladder blowing in the (removed) wall vent. And it is now overcast here (NE Florida) and 86 degrees outside.
So has anyone found a residential refrig that will works as a replacement for this Norcold N842IM? At this point, after reading about the fire risk with absorption type refrigerators and their inefficiency when the ambient temperature goes up I think if I have to replace it I rather go residential. So if you have replaced your N842IM Norcold, what did you replace it with?
Thanks,
Russ