Dometic refrigerator not working

[Owantonka]

Returned from a 26 day trip, fridge worked fine the entire time. When I returned home exhausted from the drive I parked the 2019 Rockwood 2509S with a Dometic DM2852RBX fridge on a sloping driveway for a day with the fridge on. After leveling it out and unpacking the fridge I noticed it had warmed up. That's when I began trouble shooting the fridge. The boiling is working and getting hot, however the coils are not warming up at all and the fridge is not cooling off. I shut all the power off to the fridge overnight and rebooted it the following morning, same symptoms. Boiler getting hot, coils staying cool. I checked the thermistor, that way laying in the water drip tray, reinstalled it correctly. Is it possible by having the fridge on and on the sloping driveway I trashed the fridge?

 

[GMC70]

In short, Yes. I did the same thing years ago. Dual way fridges are much more sensitive to being level than residential. I hate to be bearer of bad news.

 

[Macca]

In short, Yes. I did the same thing years ago. Dual way fridges are much more sensitive to being level than residential. I hate to be bearer of bad news.

So what did you have to do? And would that also effect the operation of the fridge if running just on electric?

 

[Scooterfan]

I've been told this: Turn it off until you get level, then turn it back on and all should be OK. This gives the refrigerant time to equal out. Can't say I've needed to try it...but...can't hurt IMHO

 

[billnourse]

I have heard that just pulling it around and shaking up the refrigerant sometimes gets things back to normal. It would be worth a try.