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cherylbrv


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I have a Dometic RM1350 (not a residential model though).  I seem to need to defrost the freezer about every 2 weeks, as the ice build up on the back gets to be about 1/8".

Is it normal to have to do it this often?  If not, what should I be looking for that could be causing it to frost up so quickly?

Thanks!



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Your door might not be sealing well. Close the door on a dollar bill, moving the bill a few inches and see if you can pull it out. Where you can pull it out, the door is not sealed. You can often fix the seal by pinching it and using a hair dryer on low heat to make it poof out. I think the Fergs had some success here - http://fergizmo.blogspot.com/2015/08/smoky-washington-idaho-dalton-gardens.html. 



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We defrosted ours about twice a year, but the ice buildup was way more than an eighth of an inch. I'm not familiar with Dometic's but you can probably purchase new seals for the doors if you do Bill's test and find them unserviceable.

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Cheryl - we have the same model, and my defrosting schedules depends on where we are. I find that in more humid climates that the frost builds up more quickly. On average when we are in Western WA I'm defrosting the fridge monthly, in AZ in the winter I can go 2-3 months between times when it needs to be defrosted.

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cherylbrv wrote:

I have a Dometic RM1350 (not a residential model though).  I seem to need to defrost the freezer about every 2 weeks, as the ice build up on the back gets to be about 1/8".

Is it normal to have to do it this often?  If not, what should I be looking for that could be causing it to frost up so quickly?

Thanks!

I ran into this once on a friends MH  the ice tray when filling was leaking water . I suggested shutting down the ice maker  and  they went from defrosting every 2 weeks to every 3 months 



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