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#111 hoyden

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Posted 15 September 2018 - 04:51 PM

Pretty easy all the way around. Well, I didn't check the hinge side


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Posted 15 September 2018 - 04:54 PM

Now you need to find someone with same refrigerator to talk with.
Try it with a little pressure on the outside of the door with one hand and see if the drag is different.
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#113 hoyden

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Posted 15 September 2018 - 05:00 PM

I can feel the dollar sliding out, so some drag, but definitely not difficult by any means. 


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#114 CougarCouple

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Posted 15 September 2018 - 05:13 PM

My refrigerator is a top load with two latches. There is quite a bit of drag pulling the bill out. Hope fully someone with the same refrigerator will post up. Maybe your door just need adjustment. Wouldn’t that be nice.
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#115 billharr

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Posted 15 September 2018 - 06:18 PM

I can feel the dollar sliding out, so some drag, but definitely not difficult by any means. 

 

 

 

Try again this time pushing the door in just a little and see how much the drag changes. If it becomes more difficult you need to adjust the door.


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Posted 15 September 2018 - 06:45 PM

It might help to clean and massage the seal some.  If you are not using the fridge do this and leave the door open between trips,  helps somewhat to not having the seal compressed all the time.


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#117 hoyden

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Posted 15 September 2018 - 06:56 PM

Try again this time pushing the door in just a little and see how much the drag changes. If it becomes more difficult you need to adjust the door.

 

Not any appreciable change

 

 

It might help to clean and massage the seal some.  If you are not using the fridge do this and leave the door open between trips,  helps somewhat to not having the seal compressed all the time.

 

There is no "between trips" for me right now  :)


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Posted 16 September 2018 - 02:57 AM

There is no "between trips" for me right now  :)

 

An ideal situation for system isolation, monitoring and troubleshooting.

 

Good luck with it !


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Posted 17 September 2018 - 05:30 PM

Here's an odd one:

 

I noticed that the fridge fan was running (heard noise from back of fridge, on outside of camper) while I was going to plug in to shore power. As soon as I plugged in, the noise (fan, I think) stopped. 

 

???

 

I'm leaving Flag today, and the battery separator will be installed once I get to ABQ on Thursday. 


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#120 pvstoy

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Posted 17 September 2018 - 07:43 PM

My D.C. Domitic will also run off ac current. When I plug in to ac current it will switch over to accept ac current. If the fridge is running the fan will stop and after a pause it will start back up again. If yours did not start back up then maybe it was a chance that it was at the end of its run cycle. You can test it when the fridge starts to run un plug the ac cord and back to hear the fan.

On my Victron bmp battery monitor I can see the amps and confirm at full charge that it is running off ac because there is not 4 to 5 amps being drawn.
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