[C320-list] Refrigerator Cycles

[John Meyers]

Thanks everyone for your input on my problem so far.

Well, I got to my boat this weekend and the capillary tube was not touching
the evaporator. It still gets cold. I timed the cycles and this time it ran
for 20-30 seconds and went off. And within a minute it came back on.

When we leave the boat to come home we turn off the frige.

I have been reading about the seals and that is my next step, I guess. That
would explain why it would come on soon, but not why it only runs for less
than a minute or so.

Any other comments would be appreciated.

Thanks again.

John Meyers
Wind Chime
#406

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:12 AM, <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote:

> The capillary for the thermostat should be run across the surface of the
> icebox and only contact the evaporator where it attaches.  The attachment
> point is a plate with two screws on the side.  The end of the capillary
> should be bent in a "J", hooked around the bottom screw and tightened
> between the plates.  This may be your problem if the tube touches the
> evaporator in multiple places.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com>
> Sender: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 08:34:57
> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Reply-To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Refrigerator Cycles
>
> But if the refrigerant gas had leaked it wouldn't get cold would it.
>
> Jason
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 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
> > ==========================
> > 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
> >>
> >
>
>