3 way fridge

Nope my Dometic is fairly recent and will not catch up when it gets that warm! and the door gets opened a lot and warm stuff put in.

A small fan will help, and so will some frozen items put on the shelf.

Cheers.

Hi kman,
We've an old rm360 2way, 78 model.
I've added a 150W element to make it a 3way, keeps things cold while traveling.
I have also added a fan, has suggested to the rear of the unit to blow the hot air away. I have also added a 70 degree thermostat to operate the fan.
Fan Installation, Note, i haven't added the second fan to the inside yet, haven't had a need to.
Other things to try is, keep the sun off that side of the van, even if you have to hang shadecloth over that side.
Hope this is of some help to you.

Hi Kman. Apparently following the Dometic installation instructions is critical with them. There is a heap of info on the Caravaners Forum. This is one of the posts. Cheers,Bob.
Dometic Fridges

Hi going through the same atm. We have replaced old vents for new bigger dometic vents and a flue kit to fit . Working alot better . Getting hot air out and cool air in is half your troubles . Maybe a service as well just to check things over . On the bench test on monday on gas in the shed 32 degree out fridge sat at 5.3 . At lunch time today on 240v in the van ( under cover) 2.5 . Still testing a few things but vents solved a few problems . Mines a 1985 model Hope that helps alittle .

Until quite recently many caravans were fitted with 3way fridges that were not T rated (also called Tropical) and were not designed for hot climates. Check the plate in your fridge. The next common issue is poor installation, as others have said. Most van manufacturers are fairly casual about following Dometic's instructions. Performance can often be vastly improved with better ventilation and instalation, as we found with our previous van. We also found that a simple shadecloth awning on a track over the fridge (don't restrict air movement) helps a lot in very hot conditions - saves gas too.
We now have a two door T rated Dometic in our new van (2 years old) properly installed and it works a treat. Lynne