Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold

[Gardner Yeaw]

Sorry, I forgot my signature line.

But after thinking more I believe the problem is that the
refrigerant condenses more quickly in the extreme cold. That makes it
tougher for the compressor to build pressure in the system, which
results in lower temperatures created in the condenser. It in effect
acts like the refirgerant charge is incorrect resulting in poor
operation.

Gardner
83FC35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "freewill2008"
wrote:
>
> While living in the cold north, we heard that freezers act strange
when
> the air outside the freezer gets as cold as the inside. Standard
> practice was to keep the freezer in the house rather than an
unheated
> porch or garage. I don't know refrigeration well enough to
understand
> why, but expect you are seeing an example of this because the
backside
> of our RV fridges are exposed to outdoor temps.
>
> Bob Griesel '84 fC31 WLII WA
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> wrote:
> >
> > Temperatures have been running between 0 and 20 degrees this past
> > week, and I noticed my fridge quit cooling. In fact, the freezer
> > warmed up and thawed everything out. At least I only had some
cookies
> > and a quarter cube of butter in there to throw away.
> >
> > I've been running it on AC power. I cleaned it all up and flipped
it
> > over to gas just now, thinking maybe the 120 volt heater does not
have
> > enough oomph to keep it going when it's this cold outside? Any
> > thoughts?
> >
> > -Ryan
> > '86 PT-40 8V92
> >
>