[C320-list] Refrigerator Cycles

[Bruce Stanley]

This has happened to me ... it turned out that the refrigerant gas had
leaked.
As I recalled the Adler Barbour unit was exchanged. this took 2-3 weeks.

Bruce Stanley #1084
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On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have an Adler Barbour refrigerator system on our 1997 320. Last year was
> our first year with the boat. I noticed that the compressor was on for
> about
> a minute or two and then off for a minute or two consistently.  I thought
> that was rather fast cycles. The fan is blowing air through the fins by the
> compressor OK. Is this cycle speed normal? The contents are nicely cold.
> Also, the sensor is attached directly to the ice box which gets cold first
> and fast. Is that where it is supposed to be attached? I was thinking of
> putting a piece of styrofoam between the sensor and ice box to insulate it
> so it doesn't sense the cold too fast.
>
> John Meyers
> Wind Chime #406
>