No Fridge At All
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Topic: No Fridge At All
Posted By: mario
Subject: No Fridge At All
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 12:23pm
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Hi Folks. I am new to the pod world having recently bought a virtually new 2015 182G. Trouble is that the fridge will not turn on in any mode: house power, batteries, or propane. The 110 from the fridge is plugged in and the light inside the fridge turns on, but no cooling. Batteries are full as is the propane tank. All breakers are on and all fuses are working.  Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 1:28pm
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Did you push and hold the power button?
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Posted By: cjscinta
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:48pm
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I think there is a reset button inside the fridge as well. Try that. ------------- 2017 R-pod 179 |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 3:42pm
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It may be working. These ammonia absorption refrigerators don't make any noise when running. On propane you may be able to hear a faint noise of the gas burner if you're outside right next to the service doors. They also take quite a while to cool and it may take several hours before you notice the cooling inside. When preparing for a trip you should let the fridge cool for at least 24 hours and always load pre-cooled food. It's not like a home refrigerator. ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 4:45pm
| Good advice. By golly it is working on the house 110v. I have a thermometer in there and it's getting colder....slowly. I was expecting to hear it turn on like a household fridge...no experience with these rv fridges. |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 5:06pm
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As Charlie stated above, they are very quiet and for us, we will turn ours on 24 hours before loading with food so it is properly cooled. Also, the light on the outside of the door will blink on and off if it is not functioning properly. If the lights (mode and temp) lights stay constantly on, pretty good bet the fridge is working.
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 6:28pm
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+1 - 24 hours before trip. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 7:04pm
| Switched it over to propane and it didn't immediately start. I'm going to wait a bit as some have suggested. Perhaps there is air in the line. |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 7:22pm
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Light the stove, make sure you have propane in the line. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 8:50pm
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+1
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 11:08am
| Fridge does not run on propane mode. Red triangular light blinks continually. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 11:27am
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It often takes a few resets to get it to start on propane, it uses very little, may take a couple attempts to actually light. Turn it all the way off, then back on, let it try again.
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 12:53pm
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+1 Even if you have purged the line to the stove, the line to the refrigerator will still have air in it that needs to be purged. The same applies to the furnace and water heater. These are all on separate branches. Keep at it and eventually, you will see a flame try to start. A couple of attempts more and it will finally light and stay lit. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 4:52pm
| Have tried starting the fridge with propane 5 times now to no avail. Triangle keeps blinking. There is no sound that the flame is trying to light. |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 6:36pm
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I had that happen too; trying to start over an over on gas. If the unit runs on electrons, then air in the lines is a likely problem. I just kept cycling it [as suggested by the manual] until it fired up. .... stayed nice and cold once it got enough gas for combustion. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 8:36am
| Thanks for all your advice but I think I may have to have a technician look at the problem. I have cycled in on and off maybe 15 times now without success. |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 8:46am
Does it work on 120v and 12v? Do you have gas at the stove? And just to be sure, when you say you've cycled it on and off, does that mean completely off (no lights at all)? And I'd suggest leaving it off of at least 10 seconds. That has worked for me at least a couple of times. I've never done it, but there are threads on here that go into cleaning the gas chimney and orifice in some detail. It might be worth looking into that. It's possible some compressed air or a cotton swab with some alcohol might clean out some dust or a spider web in the works. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 10:41pm
| The previous owner hardly used the pod so the stove is virtually new, so there should not be a maintenance problem. I will keep trying, making sure it's completely off each time. And yes, it does run on 120v and 12v. |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 11:12pm
| Are there spider webs in the burners, etc? Need to look up inside with a flashlite. and really look..... |