Massive improvement in Thetford fridge

hitchglitch
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edited June 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

I like to praise manufacturers when I can and I must say that Thetford seemed to have redefined what an absorption fridge is capable of. Our last caravan was purchased five years ago and the fridge was great until the temperature went over 27 deg.C. and
it became impossible to get it much below 10 deg inside. Two DIY cooling fans helped but only partly.

Fast forward to the 2016 Thetford in the new motorhome and in Vichy the temperature reached 34 deg. C. The fridge was quite cold on mains. Maybe it's got a compressor tucked away where I can't see it! Add to that, it has completely automatic source selection
- gas, electric, vehicle (The van has a built-in LPG tank so is always available without needing to open the gas valves).  Great to see product development like that.