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    Question Fridge not cooling as well

    After some travel and 2.5 months at our winter site in Tucson, AZ,
    our Norcold Model 1210 has started not to cool as well as it did during the first part of the trip.
    I keep bumping up the Set Temp Number. It was doing great at #3 but now I am up to #6.
    Now the Fridge ranges 38-42 and the Freezer ranges 10-19 degrees.
    It was much colder on the 3 setting earlier.

    Should I be checking something or doing some maintenance.

    Thanks, Mike
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    Hi Mike,

    Looking back on my "learning curve" with my Atwood fridge, my first clue should have been how much better it worked on propane. Have you tried an extended time on propane, to see if this cools better than on electric ?

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    Rob, I have not. That is a good idea. I will give that a try tomorrow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gr8daggett View Post
    After some travel and 2.5 months at our winter site in Tucson, AZ,
    our Norcold Model 1210 has started not to cool as well as it did during the first part of the trip.
    I keep bumping up the Set Temp Number. It was doing great at #3 but now I am up to #6.
    Now the Fridge ranges 38-42 and the Freezer ranges 10-19 degrees.
    It was much colder on the 3 setting earlier.

    Should I be checking something or doing some maintenance.

    Thanks, Mike
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cate&Rob View Post
    Hi Mike,

    Looking back on my "learning curve" with my Atwood fridge, my first clue should have been how much better it worked on propane. Have you tried an extended time on propane, to see if this cools better than on electric ?

    Rob
    Oh wouldn't that be a kicker? They dump Atwood for the heating element issues and go to Norcold and they will have heating element issues. To soon to tell, though.
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    I tried it on propane today. No difference.
    I crank up the temp setting and nothing happens.
    It does fire up on propane and stay lit.
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    Have you adjusted the fin sensor at all?
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    Quote Originally Posted by offtohavasu View Post
    Have you adjusted the fin sensor at all?
    Did not know it had one... I will take a look. Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by gr8daggett View Post
    Did not know it had one... I will take a look. Thanks
    Maybe this will help a little:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3K0fQxqiuc
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    Although a Dometic, it helps explain a little more.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzDYZFYmx0
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