R-pod Owners Forum : refrigerator not lighting on propane http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : refrigerator not lighting on propane Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 21:44:13 +0000 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:35:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12387 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ refrigerator not lighting on propane : Ball of fire sounds more like... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117771#117771 Author: StephenH
Subject: 12387
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 11:35am

Ball of fire sounds more like the flue is blocked. There could possibly be a wasp nest in there. Remove the top vent cover. Take off the slanted T shaped flue cap and pull out the wire containing the flat spiral part. Shine a light in the top. Can you see the light at the burner? If so, then it is likely clear or only partially blocked. If not, then the flue is blocked. If it is, then clear out the blockage, reassemble, and try again.

As for the burner, if you take the gas line loose from it, there should be a small disk shaped piece in it with a tiny hole in it. Clean that with 93% rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol. Do not poke anything through the hole. If that disk is missing, then you need to get one STAT.

If cleaning the flue and burner don't work, then it is possible that the refrigerant has leaked. Check the simple things first though. BTW, the compressed gas used in those cans of computer cleaner are flammable. My advice on cleaning is still valid, but the ball of fire was from the cleaner. It is much like holding a lighter in front of a can of hair spray and spraying. It is a home-made flame-thrower.
]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:35:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117771#117771 refrigerator not lighting on propane : Is the gas burner area in the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117758#117758 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12387
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 7:49am

Is the gas burner area in the refer hot to the touch? It could be the gas is running just fine but the refer refrigerant has been lost via a leak. Happens to all these absorption refers eventually, the refrigerant is ammonia and is corrosive. 
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Subject: 12387
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 7:35am

Turn the fridge all the way off, and back on. It may take a couple cycles if it's been a while since it ran on gas..]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 07:35:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117757#117757 refrigerator not lighting on propane : I had that happen and it turned... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117756#117756 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12387
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 7:34am

I had that happen and it turned out to be a bad burner nozzle.  It was an expensive part for being so small.  ]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 07:34:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117756#117756 refrigerator not lighting on propane : This is not really urgent, I am... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12387&PID=117754#117754 Author: Happy Tripping
Subject: 12387
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 at 7:15am

This is not really urgent, I am shifting stuff to a cooler, but I'm off to goose hunt in 3 hours and the refer won't switch from electric to propane. No click, no nothin', no alarm either, and the temperature is going up, (the stove does ignite).

I thought,'Maybe those little bugs again', so took off outside screen and blasted it with a can of compressed gas for cleaning computers. The result was a surprising ball of fire and some smoke, but also I heard the refer going 'clickety click' several times. Repeat blast from can and repeat result, more ball of fire and more clicks. I read the can, 'Do not use where it may ignite', (I know - 'Duh...') so maybe some of that ball of fire is the can, but it seems really disproportionate for the gas from the can and I presume there's propane igniting there, too.

So, please educate me.
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