Fridge won't run on gas
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Topic: Fridge won't run on gas
Posted By: Kanikk
Subject: Fridge won't run on gas
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 1:06pm
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New RPOD owner. Fridge ignites but will not stay lit. Thoughts? Thanks in advance,
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 1:56pm
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Did you purge the line of air? Best thing is to turn on the stove and get it running steady, then shut it off and try the fridge again. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Kanikk
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 2:32pm
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Yes, line is purged. Ran stove and gas is flowing.
------------- RPODDER |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 2:50pm
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Next thing I'd try is vacuuming out the flue and gas orofice area. Diisconnect 12V from the fridge for awhile to reset and try again. If that doesn't work then you might try this manual. http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/Service%20Manual,%20RM8xxx.pdf - http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/Service%20Manual,%20RM8xxx.pdf Hope its not the control boards, those are outrageously expensive. It does work on 120Vac and 12Vdc, right?
------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:00pm
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If you go in back and open the panel, you should hear clicking. The h/w tank will make 3 attempts to light. With out getting to close (it's goes whoooosh if it lights) see if you smell propane. If you smell propane, it's probably an igniter problem. Might need a new igniter board. igniter board is less than 100 dollars on amazon ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:14pm
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Its the fridge not the water heater...Dometic stuff is $$$$ ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Kanikk
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:23pm
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Yeah, I've tried to blow everything out. Fridge works on 12V and Electric. The igniter clicks and I can see the flame and then it goes out...it just won't stay lit.
------------- RPODDER |
Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:50pm
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Curious as to the ambient temp in the area behind the fridge (pull vent panel and stick a thermometer in there). There is a small possibility that if it is very hot in the compartment (it is close to 90 where I am now, and if that compartment is facing the sun, it could be very hot in there), that the sensor to keep gas flowing is thinking the heat exchanger is too hot and stopping the flow. Long-shot, but may be worth looking into. Here is a link to an HVAC person explaining why a furnace won't stay lit: https://georgebrazilhvac.com/blog/why-wont-my-gas-furnace-stay-lit - https://georgebrazilhvac.com/blog/why-wont-my-gas-furnace-stay-lit ------------- Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:53pm
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Dismantle, clean and put back together. https://postimages.org/">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 4:44pm
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Well my thought is that makes it hard to keep the beer cold. ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: Kanikk
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 8:42pm
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Took everything apart. Blew it clean. Seems to work now. Thank you everyone for the information and suggestions. I appreciate your responses. Call RV dealership yesterday and they said they had an opening July 8th. Very happy not have to wait that long! ------------- RPODDER |
Posted By: ReluctantTraveler
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2020 at 12:40pm
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Hey Kanikk, Just curious, what was the outcome of the fridge going out using propane? Did the dealer find anything wrong, or did it just keep working on its own? ------------- 2019 R-Pod 190 2011 Toyota 4Runner Be kind to everyone today! Dennis |