Dometic cr-1050 Refrigerator Not Cooling

[stg099]

Just closed on a new to me 2013 370 Sundancer. The cockpit fridge is running and shows a green indicator light near the door switch, however it will not get cold. I'm curious is anyone has troubleshot one of these and had any luck? It appears that it was very rarely if ever used, but I've not worked on a fridge before so I'm at a bit of a loss as to where to start.

Same problem seems to exist whether it's on Shore power or batteries. Any tips to check would be appreciated!

Thanks,
John

 

[stg099]

Update: Pulled the fridge out today. The fan was running as was the compressor. Nothing looked out of place or broken. the top of the compressor was hot to the touch, but not excessive, but no parts around it felt cold or even cool. Based on this I'm assuming that it's low or empty on refrigerant. Thoughts?

 

[stg099]

To close this out, I spoke to a local refrigerator service tech and the recommendation was to go ahead and replace it. Diagnosis is that it's out of refrigerant and there must be a small hole somewhere. The gas system has no service ports and only takes 1.6oz of refrigerant, so a piercing valve seems like it would be unlikely to succeed long term, however I may try it once it's replaced just for kicks.

 

[rwg]

I put a bullet piercing valve and added refrigerant 5 years ago and still running