Dometic 8501 3 way fridge performance.

Submitted: Monday, Mar 19, 2018 at 20:50
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I have often noticed that people are keen to know the performance of 3 way fridge & info is very limited.
I fitted a brand new Dometic 8501 into my caravan on 17/3/18. The weather was 33deg, extreme winds, & bush fires 15km away.
I used 2 Fluke meters to record temps. ($300 ea)
I started with 1/2 lt of water in freezer & 1 lt water in fridge. Water temp was 32deg.
The temps recorded were AIR temp. Fridge on 240volt.
Start up. Fridge...27.0....freezer....26.9
1 hr later,.............19.3..................... 2.5
next hr..................12.8.....................-4.2
next hr...................4.4.....................-13.2
Total temp drop.....22.5...................40.1.
The climate rating of the fridge is ST, I fully insulated it with 3.5R insulwool & packed up the spacing behind to have a gap of 40mm between the wall & burner cover per installation instructions
I am very happy with results & hope the information is helpful.
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