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I've been on the wicki and it says the fridge must not be more than 3 degress from the level to light on gas. Does that mean front to back or side to side?
I have often been parked up at an angle and never had a problem. Why is the angle a problem? Cheers.

Patrick

I assume it's to do with the flame being vertical and not heaing the correct area

I have a small spirit level, the one with a central bubble target, and I level it up the best I can with the level on the ice box shelf.

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This is a strange one - I have parked on some awful slopes yet have never had any problems with cooling or flame being extinguished - yet other people have problems with the slightest of slopes. If it is working for you on slopes with no problems I wouldn't give it another thought. (We can just stand and grin whilst others have trouble )

I believe that if the van isn't level the condensed gas/liquid doesn't run back down efficiently and so can lead to there being no liquid at the bottom to be heated by the flame and so resulting in loss of cooling effect. simples.....

That isn't that simple though as my reply states.

We have never had a problem with slopes either. I have cleaned the jet and upgraded the fan if that makes a difference.

I was told by someone when I first got a van that it must be level. We used to spend ages getting it level. Even used a spirit level. Now we don't bother.

I may be wrong but i understood that if the fridge was not level the flame was at an angle and over time burnt away the casing that surounds it.

Hi Patrick, here is a link to some interesting info regarding fridges

In particular the section about fridge levels and the irreversible damage it may cause.....

http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/cooldoc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Andy

As these fridges have been running off level for 20 - 25 years without these perceived problems mentioned in that link I for one still will not bother with the degree of accuracy stated, (6 deg. fore and aft, 3 deg. beam to beam), the fridge will still outlive me! (Whilst continuing to work away happily at other, greater, angles).

toolsntat wrote:Hi Patrick, here is a link to some interesting info regarding fridges

In particular the section about fridge levels and the irreversible damage it may cause.....

http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/cooldoc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Andy

Thanks for that Andy. I am ordering some levelling chocks as a precaution.

Patrick

I have found a website too that explains the cooling process quite clearly and also lots of other useful fridge information
http://gasrefrigeration.net/dom_techdata/MAN_SM.PDF

I have been convinced and have ordered some chock/ramps. I will also look for flatter ground to park in future. Cheers guys for explaining.

Patrick

nevill3 wrote:I have found a website too that explains the cooling process quite clearly and also lots of other useful fridge information
http://gasrefrigeration.net/dom_techdata/MAN_SM.PDF

You can,t get better info than that from those who make em

Thanks for the link

Andy

Yes you can!
Lookie here


From the aforementioned dometic pdf :

"Spirit or bubble levels are no longer being
supplied with the new style refrigerators as the
RV or vehicle only needs to be leveled so it is
comfortable to live in, with no noticeable sloping
of the floor or walls. For diagnosis, the new
style cooling units that incorporate the
protection boiler system, can be differentiated
from the older style coils by the shape and
design of the outer boiler box cover on the rear
of the cooling unit. These units will incorporate
a circular metal cover,"