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furpod 
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Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
 Calendar Event: refrigerator runs when turned offPosted: 28 Sep 2015 at 8:48pm |
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I would try pulling the FUSE for the 12v side of the fridge and see if it warms up..
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Sarah
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Joined: 26 Jul 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 8:33pm |
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Well my dealer did come out and replace a circuit board in the back of my frig. Dometic support said there was a problem with some of those circuit boards. It fixed nothing. It does concern me because faulty wireing causes fires but I still use mine. It works as long as I keep it plugged into power. Still looking for a solution. Please let me know if you get it figured out and I will do the same.
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 7:52pm |
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Sounds like the DC side is staying on, which would explain the cool fridge and dead battery. Try pulling the fuse on the converter to see if the fridge warms up.
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Shelpod
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Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 74 |
Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 6:57pm |
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I am new to my rpod and i noticed similarly that even with the control panel off, I was still getting cooling in the frig. I turned of the breaker but that also turned of the inverter so my batteries no longer stayed charged even though I was on 120. I then unplugged the frig (inside the lower black grill on the back) but the frig still stayed cool. I live in Arizona and the ambient temp has been over 100 during the day. Could that still cause the coolant to circulate and "cool" the frig at least a little. Seems to be the case for me, or I am at a loss as to what is going on. The fans did not come on until I turned on the frig. We took our maiden voyage last weekend and the batteries (2 6 volt) went dead after one day which didn't seem right either since the frig was on propane. Ended up having to jump the trailer to get the slide back in. Any thoughts anyone? This is a used unit so I am thinking I may need to take it to the dealer and get things checked out.
2013 R178
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 7:39pm |
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Usually on RV fridges the fans are not controlled by the control board, so the dealer is right.
With a heater that is always on no matter what, it is a defective control board and not "by design".
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ronahue
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Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 316 |
Posted: 15 Sep 2015 at 3:17pm |
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Hi Sarah,
It depends on what he is referring to:
Their is a fan that runs to cool some parts of the unit I have been told by my dealer that the fan connects to 12 volt regardless of switch position. The control provides 12 volt to a heater when in 12 volt operation which has the same effect as the flame when on Propane. This is the explanation I got from my dealer you should "Ripley it". Incidentally it has been 3 weeks and my controller has not arrived. Thankfully their is a work around. I hope this helps. Ronahue |
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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
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Sarah
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Joined: 26 Jul 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 15 Sep 2015 at 1:52pm |
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Hi ronahue. My dealer is now trying to tell me that his tech says that it is suposed to work this way. I am not happy nor do I believe this sillyness. It is completely illogical to have an 'ON/OFF' switch if the off button routes the power to the battery instead of turning it off. Especially given that there is also an option to run the refrigerator on 'Battery'. I purchased my Pod in St. Joseph MO. Where did you purchase yours if you don't mind telling? Perhaps I can have my dealer speak with yours.
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 31 Aug 2015 at 8:07pm |
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Interesting, on my pod the fans were controlled by a simple thermostatic switch, not the control board.
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Sarah
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Joined: 26 Jul 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 29 Aug 2015 at 9:29pm |
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Yes. Afrter some trouble shooting my dealer is ordering a new control panel for mine too. Thanks for the reply.
Happy camping :-). |
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ronahue
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Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 316 |
Posted: 29 Aug 2015 at 4:25pm |
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Yes we are having this problem right now our dealer found the refrigerator control had the 12v on continuously regardless of switch position. He has disconnected the 12 volt heater until the new control board arrives.
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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
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