Seaulayter
Member
We have had a cooling issue with our Norcold 120 refrigerator in our 2013 Bighorn 3010RE this summer and are currently working with our mobile RV repairman & Norcold to solve this cooling issue. Norcold is saying that this could be a design flaw with the airflow behind the refrigerator in our 3010RE.
There's a thermostat switch that closes at 125 and opens at 105 that provides the 12VDC to the two circulation fans to regulate the temperature behind the refrigerator. This is located above this sheet metal that covers 2/3 of the side top vent (see pic). I've placed a digital thermometer at this switch and it appears that once the temperature raises to 115 the refrigerator stops cooling and the refrigerator inside temperature begins to increase. However, once the fans kick-in at 125 and the heat begins to vent out the side top vent the refrigerator begins cooling again and the rrefrigerator inside temperature begins decreasing.
So to make a short question long - What is the design purpose of this sheet metal that coveres 2/3 of the side top vent of the refrigerature on the 3010RE?
There's a thermostat switch that closes at 125 and opens at 105 that provides the 12VDC to the two circulation fans to regulate the temperature behind the refrigerator. This is located above this sheet metal that covers 2/3 of the side top vent (see pic). I've placed a digital thermometer at this switch and it appears that once the temperature raises to 115 the refrigerator stops cooling and the refrigerator inside temperature begins to increase. However, once the fans kick-in at 125 and the heat begins to vent out the side top vent the refrigerator begins cooling again and the rrefrigerator inside temperature begins decreasing.
So to make a short question long - What is the design purpose of this sheet metal that coveres 2/3 of the side top vent of the refrigerature on the 3010RE?