Refrigerator resetting in driveway |
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bigcat
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Topic: Refrigerator resetting in driveway Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:21am |
Hi all,
I plugged our 179 into the house to get the fridge cool and batteries charged for our fist dry camp. I have the camco 30 amp dog bone adapter. I'm not sure when it happens, but at some point the refrigerator is getting reset--all indicator lights flashing, no beeps. It appears that the power is somehow getting tripped. Any ideas on how to remedy this? Thanks!
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Big Cat
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bigcat
Groupie Joined: 25 Aug 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:40am |
Quick update. the fridge was plugged in all night. Temp set to coldest setting. After opening to test the temp (not cold), that's when all the indicator lights start flashing.
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Big Cat
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 12:54pm |
The fridge takes a long time to cool.. days if empty. and then it doesn't have any reserve if you load it with warm stuff. Always have your contents precooled/frozen. What mode do you have the fridge on? If you are using a dog bone adapter, and the batteries are charging, you are using a lot of amps. Try turning the fridge all the way off, then back on, and reselecting the power source and temp. Make sure the breaker isn't tripped, the GFCI isn't tripped and the fridge is plugged in in that back.
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bigcat
Groupie Joined: 25 Aug 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 1:51pm |
It's set to the "plug". The breaker isn't tripped. I'm not sure if it's plugged into GFCI in the back. How do I find that out?
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Big Cat
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 3:05pm |
There is no GFCI plug where the fridge plugs in on the back, outside. It's a single 120v plug that is probably wired into the GFCI outlet inside the POD.
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 3:07pm |
How does it behave on propane?
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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Mojave1
Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 33 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 5:21pm |
The fridge works by heating - either a flame or a heat strip (electricity). Maybe you're pulling too much current for the circuit (whatever you're plugged in to). I always run mine on propane. Seems like a more direct approach.
In case you're not aware of how absorbtion refrigeration works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy1W-uWvR9U |
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bigcat
Groupie Joined: 25 Aug 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2016 at 11:39am |
Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I've had the fridge running on propane for about 24 hours and the air inside is warmer than it was when I turned it on. I opened the maintenance cover on the side of the pod and the fridge is plugged into the single outlet. I don't see the "reset and test" buttons like GFCI outlets in my house.
@Podster, any ideas where this "reset" GFCI plug would be? The indicator lights on the front of the fridge light up and I would assume that if the GFCI plug needed to be reset these lights wouldn't illuminate. Thank you! |
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Big Cat
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2016 at 12:06pm |
There is a GFCI outlet INSIDE the pod, the fridge is often on that circuit. The lights and controls on the fridge all run on 12v. So the status of the 120v has nothing to do with them.
Press and hold the power button on the fridge until the whole thing shuts off.. 3-5 seconds. Unplug it from 120v in the back, and pull the fuse on the 12v side so it powers down completely, wait 5 minutes, replace fuse, plug in, press and hold the power button until it powers back up.. 3-5 seconds. Switch through modes to the one that looks like a plug. |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2016 at 12:07pm |
The GCFI plug location would depend on your Pod. Since you have a 179 like us, it is the outlet on the kitchen counter located closest to the refrigerator.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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