I need HELP!!!: Dometic Reefer Issue.

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Dometic Reefer Issue.

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Topic: Dometic Reefer Issue.

Posted By: mcarter
Subject: Dometic Reefer Issue.
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2020 at 5:57pm

My 178 has been in building since last camping season. It is connected to a 120, 20A source and the MAIN and CONVERTOR CBs are ON. Everything else is off on the AC side and the fuses on 12V side are in place. The reefer door is OPEN. The reefer is OFF. I opened up the other day for my stink bug inspection and the reefer light was ON. The control panel had an error, the AC was not present and the TRIANGLE was blinking. Which makes sense. I turned the reefer off. No problem. I came back 2 hours later and the reefer light is ON with same warning symptoms. I verified the 120V was off and even disconnected the reefer wall plug. The battery recognizes a load on the 12V circuitry. I found if I pull the 12V Reefer/Slideout Lights fuse the reefer light or control panel doesn't come on. I also verified if I connect up and run reefer the 120V side does cool and operate reefer. I have NOT looked at the 12V side yet. But my kneejerk is reefer is working. Tomorrow I will pull the Reefer/Slideout light 15A fuse and see if reefer control panel and light stay off. My thinking at this pointis the control panel is acting like HAL. Anybody see a similar issue?

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2020 at 11:33am

Open the pod fridge door HAL. HAL? HAL?? HAL!!!!

I haven't seen that but you might try the service mode the RM8XXX is supposed to have and see if that tells you anything.

http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/Service%20Manual,%20RM8xxx.pdf - http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/Service%20Manual,%20RM8xxx.pdf

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2020 at 3:56pm

Funny, have the service manual, stayed off all day today. I have time to play with, I also have never seen.

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."