Fridge too cold, no dial to adjust, only thingy on fin in fridge? How do I adjust?

[OldCoot]

Install inside fans to circulate the air, you may want to leave it set where it is.

[HarrynSally]

snip-the-tip.com

Put one in mine, works for me!

[HarrynSally]

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/390661070734

Great cooling fan for inside !

[HarrynSally]

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/252386910825

Put this behind the fridge under the coils comes with a switch and temp switch!

[757Dave]

Here's what we use to see the temperature.

Amazon.com: AcuRite 00986 Refrigerator/Freezer Wireless Digital Thermometer: Home & Kitchen

This way we don't have to open the door to see the temperature.

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by MNtraveler

Agreed - one in the refrig and one in the freezer takes all the guess work out of it and let's you adjust the slider to get it right (why they don't use a real thermostat is beyond me!).

These are good and small. I'm not sure why they are listed for $20. I bought several on Amazon for $2 each. They are accurate +/- 2 degrees or so which is adequate for this purpose. If you are compulsive (like someone I know) you can test them against a known good unit such as an infrared thermometer and mark it as +1 or -2 so you will always know.

Cooper-Atkins 330-0-1 Refrigerator/ Freezer Vertical Glass Tube Thermometer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041TJCB4..._EzZuxbBXF32T6


Land of 10,000 Lakes
2016 Forester MBS 2401R

I like the Horizontal ones that hang on the door shelf !!!
As you say,,, one in the fridge & one in the freezer !!!

[hbidlack]

Just back from a week-long camping trip in the new trailer. Have slipped the white plastic slider thing down all the way. It is on the left most fin.

Still pretty chilly in the refrigerator, some food is still freezing. Temperature is 28 or so in the fridge and several degrees below zero in the freezer.

If that does not make it stop freezing food in the fridge, do I move the white thing to another fin?

[MNtraveler]

Originally Posted by hbidlack

Just back from a week-long camping trip in the new trailer. Have slipped the white plastic slider thing down all the way. It is on the left most fin.

Still pretty chilly in the refrigerator, some food is still freezing. Temperature is 28 or so in the fridge and several degrees below zero in the freezer.

If that does not make it stop freezing food in the fridge, do I move the white thing to another fin?

Are you sure the thermistor (the wire portion) is sliding down with the cover? They have a way of coming apart.

I haven't tried it, but someone said if still too cold, move the slider to a more inside fin where it is colder donor will ask for less cooling.


Land of 10,000 Lakes
2016 Forester MBS 2401R

[Wolverine 1945]

Never understand how those things worked ???
But in our old TT it was on the fin to the far right ???

[MNtraveler]

Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945

Never understand how those things worked ???
But in our old TT it was on the fin to the far right ???

Yeah, it's on the far right of ours too. But this one must be on the opposite side. They work by sensing the temperature level. When placed higher where it is warmer, they call for more cooling. When placed lower where it is cooler, they call for cooling less often. It's counterintuitive because "up" is where the cooling fins are. But cold air falls and warm air rises, apparently fast and often enough to make this wonky method work.


Land of 10,000 Lakes
2016 Forester MBS 2401R

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by MNtraveler

Yeah, it's on the far right of ours too. But this one must be on the opposite side. They work by sensing the temperature level. When placed higher where it is warmer, they call for more cooling. When placed lower where it is cooler, they call for cooling less often. It's counterintuitive because "up" is where the cooling fins are. But cold air falls and warm air rises, apparently fast and often enough to make this wonky method work.


Land of 10,000 Lakes
2016 Forester MBS 2401R

Crazy,,, wonder who ever came up with this ???

[jchiar]

Can anyone post a picture of the white thing with the termister on it? My white plastic slide isn't connected to the wire. Mine has a white wire just hanging and the white plastic slide isn't connected to anything
I just got the RV, so I don't know where it attaches on my Dometic Fridge.

[MNtraveler]

Originally Posted by jchiar

Can anyone post a picture of the white thing with the termister on it? My white plastic slide isn't connected to the wire. Mine has a white wire just hanging and the white plastic slide isn't connected to anything
I just got the RV, so I don't know where it attaches on my Dometic Fridge.

See this post, and look at message #20 in the thread. It shows how the plastic slide or attaches to the fin of the cooling unit. The wire with the thermistor on the end attaches to the plastic slider. You cannot see that detail in this photo, but if you look closely underneath, you can see the wire leading up towards the fins.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...d.php?t=108981

[whatsupchuck]

Unfortunate owners of the smaller fridge don't have the slider. DMR702 is missing a lot of things our 2012 Norcold had.