Below is a useful diagram of the gas absorption cooling unit on your dometic refrigerator the first thing to know is that the cooling units on every dometic gas absorption refrigerator are gravity operated and.
Rv fridge not cooling on propane.
Verify that you do have 12 vdc to the back of the refrigerator the pc board requires 12 vdc to operate on propane as well as on 120 vac 2.
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Your rv fridge will have either two or three options to use.
If you typically use propane for your unit the first step is checking to see if your propane tank is full.
Once the outside rv fridge access door is removed you should be able to see the cooling unit and the propane lines and burner below it.
A common problem is when the refrigerator stops cooling properly especially after it hasn t been used in awhile.
Since both the freezer and fridge work off the same cooling unit both should work fine.
If your cooling unit is completely done for you can replace just that element of the fridge but based on price it is often better to just get a new fridge.
The problem might be a frustrating and confusing one but we d bet yours is a common and simple solution.
Do annual burner area tu.
When an rv absorption type refrigerator will not function on propane 1.
Most rv s have gas absorption refrigerators and these can be more troublesome since there are more components that affect the cooling.
This is the back of my norcold rv fridge with an amish built cooling unit the dometic version will look slightly different but the location of the fridge orifice burner is basically the same.
One of the simplest problems that could be causing this situation is that the fridge has not had the time to cool down.
See how to solve a number of rv refrigerator repair issues yourself online repair manuals for dometic and norcold refrigerators and when it makes sense to replace instead of repair an rv refrigerator.
Does your rv propane refrigerator turn on for a brief moment before shutting off again.
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In this free lesson rv expert dave solberg teaches you how to troubleshoot a faulty fridge that doesn t seem to want to keep its cool.
Turn on propane stove and verify normal steady flame 3.