Refrigerator Temp High

[brian.webb]

I have a temperature sensor in my fridge and pretty much over the over the 10 months or so (since I bought the boat) the temperature has been a consistent 35-38 degrees when set around 5 on the dial. Over the last few days it has crept up to above 40 degrees and I've turned the dial down, it's now at 3 but the temperature won't decrease, stuck at 40+. I've verified that the door is closed an no leaks. I've also defrosted it about a month ago (there is some frost buildup but it doesn't seem excessive).

Freezer seems OK. Anyone have any troubleshooting tips?

Thank you!
Brian

[AlanH]

Brian,

We were having similar issues at one time. Someone suggested taking the drip pan out of the refrigerator side. It made a big difference for us. Also, about a month since a defrost is about as long as we would go.

Others have increased the size of the power supply from the fuse panel to the fridge.

Alan

[duetto]

hi,

we have a novacool side by side. you said you turned it down to 3, on ours colder = higher number.

do you know how old the fridge is?

has the outside temp gotten warmer? do you have the same food volume?

i would watch and see if it stabilizes at 40 or gets worse. if it stabilizes but won't respond to colder setting we're probably looking at the dial/thermostat. you might want to go to the highest(coldest) setting and see if you get a dramatic change.

if it gets worse, i would check voltage at the connection block on fridge.

[brian.webb]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Turns out I needed to defrost. Plus I was backwards on the dial settings. 1 is warmer, not colder like I thought. I also saw a post from Russ on Twin Sisters that gives a good technique for defrosting every few weeks.
https://esc-pod.com/pdq-34-upgrades-mod ... -upgrades/

[duetto]

glad things worked out. also thanks for letting us all know what it was. that's critical to making this forum work.