RV Refrigerator
For most people, the RV refrigerator is perhaps the most important appliance for a successful and comfortable RV journey, but it can also be one of the most difficult to maintain due to its many components. From split sealant to failing thermistors, the RV refrigerator is subject to a range of complications, and if you fail to complete regular inspection and maintenance on your RV refrigerator, you could be leaking money and losing vital energy.
We want to ensure your RV refrigerator remains in tiptop shape and you give it the longest life possible, so we created a series of tutorials on taking care of an RV fridge. With each walkthrough, you’ll learn about another essential aspect of using and maintaining your RV fridge, from cleaning the burner assembly and testing the thermistor to improving efficiency and replacing worn interior materials.
We’ll also show you what to do in the event of a malfunctioning RV fridge by providing you with a step-by-step guide for troubleshooting and repairs. Take advantage of this expert advice for completing routine inspection and maintenance on your RV refrigerator, and you’ll never have to worry that your unit is running to the best of its ability.
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5:50When buying a used RV, it’s essential to thoroughly inspect each appliance to ensure it’s in proper working order. This is especially true of the RV fridge, which is a component of your journey that you might depend on quite a lot. In this quick tutorial, RV maintenance expert Dave Solberg and RVIA Certified Technician…
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3:57Does your RV propane refrigerator turn on for a brief moment before shutting off again? The problem might be a frustrating and confusing one, but we’d bet yours is a common and simple solution. In this free lesson, RV expert Dave Solberg teaches you how to troubleshoot a faulty fridge that doesn’t seem to want…
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1:03What’s better than a refrigerator that goes wherever you go? The RV refrigerator is arguably the most important appliance in your RV, and it can help us to live comfortably in our RV. With that being said, many RVers find that there are some small frustrations that can come along with having an RV refrigerator,…
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1:42The RV propane tank regulator is essential for maintaining the safe functioning and effectiveness of your propane system, which helps to operate many of the appliances you use on your motorhome, travel trailer, or 5th Wheel including the water heater, stovetop burners, refrigerator and oven. To help you learn about pressure in a propane system,…
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12:25It is an age-old battle that every RV owner in history has faced each time they put their RV into storage for the winter: how to keep mice out of an RV. Keeping mice out of a stored RV requires going over every inch of the RV looking for gaps, holes or spaces where mice…
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3:00Most manufacturers have started using plastic half-inch tubing with flared ends when installing RV water lines into newer model units. This tubing is much better than the old gray 3/8-inch tubing, which had low water pressure inside the unit. The new Pex tubing used for RV water lines is of residential grade and designed to…
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25:15There are many reasons you might swap out your old RV refrigerator for a newer model, first and foremost of which being efficiency. Modern refrigerators are outfitted with components that have made keeping your food fresh much easier and less expensive. If you decide it’s time to upgrade the fridge on your rolling home, you…
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3:02If you own a Norcold RV refrigerator, your unit may be up for a recall. In 2010, Norcold released a recall notice to all owners of a number of the company’s refrigerator models in regard to an issue with the cooling unit that could lead to hazardous fire. The Norcold refrigerator recall has already been…
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3:26A common problem with RV refrigerators is owner’s running the refrigerator while the RV is uneven. This condition traps the heated liquid in pockets inside the cooling unit rather than allowing it to flow by gravity back to the boiler assembly. If the unit runs for a period of time in this condition, the liquid…
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