The fridge, vent your spleen (1 Viewer)

[Techno]

Altered the rest of the connections today

Removed the front panel and covered in carbon wrap

 

[Techno]

 

[Techno]

Switched to solar and my toy shows 13.6 amps draw for the RMD8505

Over door panel quite close to the mark

Battery parallel tricked into thinking the engine is running

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[currynutter]

Good morning Andy,
Any chance of a regular update on the performance of your combination of ser 7 & ser 8 controllers,
I may like to do similar .
Many thanks,
John

 

[Techno]

Yes but the 8 series controller is actually not involved at all now and I know the 7 series works because we did it before the "repairs" and it worked

 

[Reallyretired]

Aren't I lucky having a 7 series fridge, which seems to work fine.

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[Techno]

Aren't I lucky having a 7 series fridge, which seems to work fine.

Touch wood! it's still Dometic

 

[Techno]

Have you seen the 9 series? Narrower taller and less capacity but clearly setting themselves free from the dreaded 8 series

 

[Techno]

Good morning Andy,
Any chance of a regular update on the performance of your combination of ser 7 & ser 8 controllers,
I may like to do similar .
Many thanks,
John

Early on in the thread
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/the-fridge-vent-your-spleen.115006/#post-1534445

And after repairs
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/the-fridge-vent-your-spleen.115006/#post-1564430

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[Techno]

An Angel sent me these FOC thanks buddy. No it weren't John Harvey

 

[Techno]

 

[Techno]

Fridge is cracking on very nicely and I've only got it set at half way

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[Techno]

Proper cold

 

[JockandRita]

I'm disappointed Andy.

I really was expecting a digital temperature read-out of your Corona beer, to confirm the new controller's efficiency. It's not like you to be slacking.

Nice one, getting it all sorted.

Jock.

 

[Techno]

I measure beer temperature by how much it smacks me between the eyes

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[buttons]

In the old days many Spanish sites would hire a domestic fridge out to keep in your awning then return it when you leave. It was a great idea but we were tuggers then though.

 

[Techno]

Just done 3 days of flawless cooling

 

[Techno]

Fridge is now on a long gas test
24hrs have passed and the beer is proper cold
So day one down 13 to go, if this works again it will absolutely prove that the Dometic 8 series circuit board is not fit for purpose

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[Don Quixote]

I'm disappointed Andy.

I really was expecting a digital temperature read-out of your Corona beer, to confirm the new controller's efficiency. It's not like you to be slacking.

Nice one, getting it all sorted.

Jock.

He may have one of these:

 

[JockandRita]

He may have one of these:
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We are using one of these, to ensure Rita's meds (and my beer ) are kept within the right temperature ranges.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Techno]

Still excelling in the cooling department

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[Techno]

Now on day 6 where it would normally begin failing BUT instead I've had to turn it down

 

[funflair]

Still excelling in the cooling department
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If that's the fridge Andy it does look cold.

Have you turned it up or down, down is up and up is down in the world of fridges

Martin

 

[Techno]

Yes I've had to reduce the cooling

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[Techno]

 

[movan]

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Can I come for tea please?

 

[Techno]

Well I can safely say it is fixed as a week has passed and I'm having to reduce the cooling again.
It's now impossible to hold a bottle of beer against my forehead such is the cold

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[andy63]

Read this thread with interest (some would say that's sad )
Must have been frustrating but sounds like a great result
Andy.

 

[Techno]

Yes only took over two years and the attention of an engineer on five occasions with absolutely everything relative to the problem renewed plus my time and expense plus paying labour for one visit that did not find the problem at all.
Had I not been lucky enough for someone to do a temporary fix that worked I would still be nowhere today
Of course Dometic will never admit there was a design fault especially since they've moved on to the 9000 series and waived goodbye
The only faulty part was the cooling unit in the first place but the design flaw with the circuit boards was never going to go away

 

[JockandRita]

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Not much beer in there Andy. .......................................

Glad to see that you are a "Happy Chappy" again.

Cheers,

Jock.

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