Jomani
Senior Member
Sorry for the new thread on the Furrion 16 cu ft 12v refrigerator when there is a recent thread running, but I think this one is just different enough…
Since I first picked up my 2022 GD Reflection 303RLS, I noticed that the refrigerator compartment had problems keeping a consistent temperature. A hard reset always seemed to fix it, for a while anyways. After spending most of the month of April traveling to Texas and back, I decided to delve a little deeper into the issue. I purchased two electronic thermometers with a memory function that records high and low temperatures. What I found was the freezer stayed consistently cold (sometimes too cold) while the refrigerator would drift up to as high as 52 degrees before cooling back down to about 39 degrees. Over the course of a couple weeks, I spent several hours on the phone with a Furrion technician and learned a great deal about this refrigerator, including the fact that at some point they changed the warranty from two years to one. Evidently, mine was one of those that only carried a one year warranty according to Furrion.
After I was finally able to convince Grand Design (not Furrion) to replace the unit under warranty, I decided to pull the refrigerator out myself and dig a little deeper into the operation. I documented every step of disassemble and testing on video and will eventually make three videos - one for basic troubleshooting, one that documents a safety issue I found with the GD install, and the one I will link to below that dives deep into how this thing works.
Keep in mind that there are several different things that go wrong with these refrigerators - with mine, the cooling components work fine and freezer stays cold while the refrigerator temperature varies. As you will see if you watch the video, all of the actual cooling takes place in the freezer section. There is a single fan that blows air over the cooling coils, most of which keeps the freezer cold. As needed, a door between the freezer and refrigerator opens and closes to send cold air to the refrigerator. I believe most of the residential refrigerators work like that as well.
After considerable testing, I discovered that that electrically controlled door that directs cold air into the refrigerator doesn’t open until long after the refrigerator reaches dangerously high temperatures. Since, according to Furrion, there are no serviceable parts available, the whole refrigerator has to be replaced.
If you watch the video and have any questions, I would be happy to provide additional information. I can keep the faulty refrigerator running in my garage for a couple more days before I need to pack it up. Keep in mind, I am not a refrigeration expert - all of this information is based on what I learned from Furrion and my own observations.
https://youtu.be/HXvdwXT6gDs?si=A6ZMD4-Gjq2owgsm
Since I first picked up my 2022 GD Reflection 303RLS, I noticed that the refrigerator compartment had problems keeping a consistent temperature. A hard reset always seemed to fix it, for a while anyways. After spending most of the month of April traveling to Texas and back, I decided to delve a little deeper into the issue. I purchased two electronic thermometers with a memory function that records high and low temperatures. What I found was the freezer stayed consistently cold (sometimes too cold) while the refrigerator would drift up to as high as 52 degrees before cooling back down to about 39 degrees. Over the course of a couple weeks, I spent several hours on the phone with a Furrion technician and learned a great deal about this refrigerator, including the fact that at some point they changed the warranty from two years to one. Evidently, mine was one of those that only carried a one year warranty according to Furrion.
After I was finally able to convince Grand Design (not Furrion) to replace the unit under warranty, I decided to pull the refrigerator out myself and dig a little deeper into the operation. I documented every step of disassemble and testing on video and will eventually make three videos - one for basic troubleshooting, one that documents a safety issue I found with the GD install, and the one I will link to below that dives deep into how this thing works.
Keep in mind that there are several different things that go wrong with these refrigerators - with mine, the cooling components work fine and freezer stays cold while the refrigerator temperature varies. As you will see if you watch the video, all of the actual cooling takes place in the freezer section. There is a single fan that blows air over the cooling coils, most of which keeps the freezer cold. As needed, a door between the freezer and refrigerator opens and closes to send cold air to the refrigerator. I believe most of the residential refrigerators work like that as well.
After considerable testing, I discovered that that electrically controlled door that directs cold air into the refrigerator doesn’t open until long after the refrigerator reaches dangerously high temperatures. Since, according to Furrion, there are no serviceable parts available, the whole refrigerator has to be replaced.
If you watch the video and have any questions, I would be happy to provide additional information. I can keep the faulty refrigerator running in my garage for a couple more days before I need to pack it up. Keep in mind, I am not a refrigeration expert - all of this information is based on what I learned from Furrion and my own observations.
https://youtu.be/HXvdwXT6gDs?si=A6ZMD4-Gjq2owgsm