Refrigerator gets warm when the air conditoner is on.

Started by sdkid, April 15, 2012, 11:59 PM

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sdkid

Turned the frig on and it seems to work on electric. Haven't tried lp yet. The a/c seems to cool good too. I noticed though, that as the coach cools down, the frig warms up. Anyone seen this before?
1975 Winnebago Brave.

Lefty

Since these two things are about as related to each other as a leak in your oil pan causing your tire to go flat... I can only suggest one possible reason.

Are you running your shore power off a standard 110v outlet via an adapter to go from the house style plug to the RV style?

If so, your problem is not enough amperage available to run both the A/C and the fridge at the same time.

House outlets are usually 15A, with a maximum of 20A.. An RV is 30A
An A/C unit pulls about 15A by itself...The fridge pulls roughly 10A
Plus, add in anything else running off that same circuit...most house circuits have as many as 10 outlets on one circuit breaker, and everything plugged into any of the other plugs must also be taken into consideration.

Always run a RV off a dedicated 30A circuit with it's own dedicated plug outlet (just like at a campground).

BTW- if this is what your problem is.. be warned that the roof A/C units don't like running low on power and usually fry the capacitors located on the roof inside the upper cover.

I reserve the right to reject your reality and substitute my own...

sdkid

That could be it lefty. I am on a 20amp circuit at home.
1975 Winnebago Brave.