Fridge acting weird

[Sailor L]

The fridge was working fine. Then all of a sudden it didn’t want to cool anymore. We loaded the batteries (thinking that might have been the problem) and turned off the fridge. Then when the batteries were loaded we turned the fridge on at setting 7(coldest setting) it was drawing 6 amps. Got cold and even ice formed on the cooling plate. Then after 5 days all of the ice all of a sudden was gone. The compressor makes a weird-ish noise and it draws about 10-12 amps. We turned of the fridge. Waited a couple of days and then turned it on again. Again, working great. For 5 days, then the same thing happend.. draining our batteries. Also there is a funky smell coming from the back of the fridge. Any idea what is happening?

Cheers!

[Stingo]

Sadly, Richard Kollmann no longer posts on this forum, but I'm sure that if you do a search through all his posts, you will find an answer to your fridge issue.

[Stingo]

Suggestion, start looking through this forum:
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f115/

And ask a moderator to move your thread there too (click on the red warning triangle at the bottom left of your post)

[Sailor L]

Cheers! Will do!

[stevensuf]

Sounds like you are low on refrigerant gas... Maybe.

[Stingo]

If his fridge is low on gas, one side of the evaporator plate will ice up. The other side will look like it is sweating.
On the other hand, if his fridge is over gassed, which will cause the compressor to strain i.e. increased amps used, then the return tube from the evaporator plate to the compressor will be covered in ice.

Edit: dirt/moisture in the system can cause inconsistent problems, which his initial post might indicate?
Best get a refrigeration engineer to take a look

[Sailor L]

I’ll have a look at the cooling plate.. btw stingo I made a new post in the section you suggested, with extra info. Going to delete this one then oke?

[Stingo]

Yep. Good idea