The idea isnt to run it on 110V, but rather if it cools properly on 110V then you know the 12V is not functioning correctly. Have you done the run time test ? minutes on to cool to temp them how long before it kicks back on ?
Dometic Fridge Food Safety
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Once the dometic thermostat hits what it thinks is the target temperature, the compressor goes off for about 25min. Then it kicks back on and runs for about 15 min and then sits idle for another 25min.
Is that what you are asking?
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Okay.. first off, my apologies to everybody who has grown tired of my posts on this thread (and perhaps elsewhere!).
Like I said above, I know I'm beating a dead horse.
But I ran the test, yet again.
This time with the smaller compartment set to 10F and the larger to 33F (flipped from the previous tests).
Still with both compartments filled about 75% of the total volume with a mixture of water bottles and Tupperware filled with ice or ice water.
I found these results to be pretty interesting. Apparently, the larger side does a much much better job of keeping a uniform temperature.
I also did add one thermometer inside of the smaller compartment, near the top later in the test. Sadly, it was still much higher than the target temp. I think heat from the compressor gets into the smaller compartment. But it was still mostly below freezing temp-wise and, after the test, I didn't notice any water in the containers and bottles inside the smaller compartment. They were all still frozen solid.
So... based on this test, I think one should use the small side as the freezer section and the large side as the fridge as much as possible.
I think I am mollified by these results. I will likely run this exact test one more time just to ensure the results are repeatable.
And no @peesalot , this is still all DC testing. I want it to be "real-world." But I may still run a AC test, I am interested in if that makes a difference.
Like I said above, I know I'm beating a dead horse.
But I ran the test, yet again.
This time with the smaller compartment set to 10F and the larger to 33F (flipped from the previous tests).
Still with both compartments filled about 75% of the total volume with a mixture of water bottles and Tupperware filled with ice or ice water.
I found these results to be pretty interesting. Apparently, the larger side does a much much better job of keeping a uniform temperature.
I also did add one thermometer inside of the smaller compartment, near the top later in the test. Sadly, it was still much higher than the target temp. I think heat from the compressor gets into the smaller compartment. But it was still mostly below freezing temp-wise and, after the test, I didn't notice any water in the containers and bottles inside the smaller compartment. They were all still frozen solid.
So... based on this test, I think one should use the small side as the freezer section and the large side as the fridge as much as possible.
I think I am mollified by these results. I will likely run this exact test one more time just to ensure the results are repeatable.
And no @peesalot , this is still all DC testing. I want it to be "real-world." But I may still run a AC test, I am interested in if that makes a difference.