Dometic RMS8550 Fridge

beaumontboy
beaumontboy Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited June 2018 in Caravans #1

I have a Dometic RMS8550 fridge in my caravan and it is only working on the top part of the fridge. The top set of aluminium fins are frosted and the bottom set are not. Any body had this problem and knows what is causing it?

 

Comments

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,867 ✭✭✭
    5,000 Likes 1000 Comments Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited June 2018 #2

    Just out of interest has the freezer compartment been removed? If it has does it mean that the freezer element is exposed which might explain the frosting? Perhaps you need to use a fridge thermometer to see what temperature it is running at. 

    David

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
    1000 Comments
    edited June 2018 #3

    +1

  • Freddy55
    Freddy55 Club Member Posts: 1,810 ✭
    1000 Comments Name Dropper
    edited June 2018 #4

    Just a thought, is the door closing properly?

  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
    1,500 Likes 1000 Comments
    edited June 2018 #5

    I have removed my freezer compartment to enable more fridge room, and the top cooling fins do ice up as stated whereas the lower ones are clear.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,647 ✭✭✭
    5,000 Likes 1000 Comments Name Dropper
    edited June 2018 #6

    And here's me thinking that it was only occurring on our fridge, even with the freezer compartment in place. Glad to see it's a general problem. They are rubbish fridges IMO.

  • jennyc
    jennyc Forum Participant Posts: 957
    500 Comments
    edited June 2018 #7

    We are pretty unimpressed with our Dometic fridge too. Despite numerous referrals to our dealer, who went bust eventually, and several efforts to obtain useful help from the manufacturer, it persistently failed to cool adequately on hot days. In the end we paid a Dometic engineer to replace the entire cooling unit. Now it work adequately but not brilliantly. And we’re poorer  by £400+

  • Sandgroper
    Sandgroper Forum Participant Posts: 210
    edited July 2018 #8

    Hi, this topic has been run through before, but in very hot weather the caravan fridges are tested beyond their best.

    I, and others, have fitted computer fans (about £5 each) to assist air flow at the top of the fridge unit. This works pretty well tbh. I have fitted twin 4inch fans and, working off a switch in the van. The dealers don't like you messing about with their electrics so I use a gadget that you can buy which powers off the mains and converts it to a 12volt cigar lighter outlet. This can be easily removed if necessary.

    On our months in France (this June) our ices stayed hard etc!!!!

    I believe that you can buy purpose made units that do the same, but at a price. 

Categories