Norcold DC only frig needs additional venting

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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,758
    Sharon_is_SAM said:
    Check out out this thread from TaGs who use the chest style Norcold.

    https://littleguy.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/5579/norcold-nrf30-error-light
    This looks like it has the solution for @seitzmike. 

    San Francisco Bay Area
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    2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
  • seitzmike
    seitzmike Member Posts: 25
    Yes, the chest frig as shown above.
    2016 T@B CS-S   2016 KIA Sorento   Vancouver, WA
  • seitzmike
    seitzmike Member Posts: 25
    Thanks for the link to the T@G board.  A lot points to the wiring although mentioned error lights differ and changing the wiring didn't work for all.  I will explore before cutting holes for additional vents.  I appreciate all the time you have spent and the suggestions.
    2016 T@B CS-S   2016 KIA Sorento   Vancouver, WA
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    edited September 2018
    Good luck and let us know how it turns out!
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    @seitzmike what did you end up doing to resolve the frig issue?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • blackc2004
    blackc2004 Member Posts: 117
    Hi, just saw this thread and wanted to add my two cents. I just this weekend had to replace my fridge because it over heated and burned up. Here's some pics. IMHO, NuCamp should have added more ventilation from the start!!


  • crampshaw
    crampshaw Member Posts: 16
    Seitzmike, I’ve scanned this thread see you’ve gotten a lot of good advice. More ventilation will certainly help your fridge’s efficiency on hot days with the hatch closed but won’t solve the cut-off problem while running on battery. While trying to make your model fridge work in our 2009 T@da, I discovered that while the voltage at the battery was 12.2 or lower, the voltage at the fridge dropped to below 11.5v and so the fridge cut-out. The T@da’s wiring wasn’t heavy enough for the 5+ amps drawn by the Norcold causing excessive. I installed an Engel fridge that draws 2.3 amps instead — no voltage drop. Heavier wiring will reduce the voltage drop to the Norcold and keep it running longer while on battery only. But imo the current draw and 11.5 cut-off make the Norcold I’ll-suited to boondocking. 
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    @blackc2004, 

    What model and year TaB do you have?

    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • blackc2004
    blackc2004 Member Posts: 117
    Sharon_is_SAM said:
    @blackc2004, 

    What model and year TaB do you have?

    It's a 2017 T@B 320 with the three-way fridge.
  • rcuomo
    rcuomo Member Posts: 321
    If you have the Norcold model N180.3, that heat pattern is interesting since the exhaust is ventilated at the top not the bottom. I wonder if the exhaust ducting got disconnected on the installation. 

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