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Chuck 
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Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Location: Waukesha WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
 Topic: Fridge on gas issuePosted: 16 Aug 2015 at 10:04pm |
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Just got back from an 11 day trip out west to Glacier. Great trip but I've come up with fridge problems. When set on propane the unit does not get cold. The lights all indicate it's fine but warm. When I connect to shore power on set on electric everything is good. Nice and cold. Anyone have any thoughts on how I should trouble shoot this before I drag it into the dealer?
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Z-pod
Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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shroomer
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Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 11:01pm |
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I has a similar problem with mine and found spiders nesting in the burner and chimney. Blew the little suckers out and it worked fine. It's amazing how much they can affect the performance of the fridge, The burner still lit and heat came out the chimney but it wasn't enough to cool the fridge. Easy to check and fix.
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
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furpod
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 at 8:18am |
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Did you purge the lines by lighting the stove top burners first?
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Chuck
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 at 8:44am |
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That's the odd thing. Burner is working fine. Fuel flowing. Pilot burning. Just no cold on propane.
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Z-pod
Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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shroomer
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 at 9:25am |
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Burner may appear to be working fine. So did mine. Threw off a lot of heat. Not enough though. Check for critters.
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
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techntrek
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 at 2:12pm |
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Mine appeared to be fine but wouldn't cool on LP mode either. Like others said, you still want to clean everything. Just be very careful with the orifice, only compressed air and/or solvents, no brushes or rags on it.
A note that the flame isn't a pilot, unlike the small flame on a manual-light water heater, the flame you see under the chimney stack does the real work.
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Chuck
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Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Location: Waukesha WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 10:45am |
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Thanks guys. I blow out the chimney frequently but what would be the proper protocol for a complete cleaning? I bet it's posted here somewhere but I can't find it.
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Z-pod
Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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