R-pod Owners Forum : Frig Not Cooling on Propane https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Frig Not Cooling on Propane Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 15:25:23 +0000 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:09:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14004 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Or you could request the moderator... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136175#136175 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 7:09am

Or you could request the moderator to combine the two topics. ]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:09:10 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136175#136175 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Nothing formal. Just by stopping... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136168#136168 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 4:28pm

Nothing formal. Just by stopping discussion on this one, and referring future discussion to the other one. Done!]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:28:29 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136168#136168 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Okay. How do we close this thread?... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136163#136163 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 3:11pm

Okay. How do we close this thread?

]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:11:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136163#136163 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : We have two threads going on the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136162#136162 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 2:56pm

We have two threads going on the same issue, let's close this one so we can better help you by focusing on the other one. ]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:56:21 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136162#136162 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Is that still relevant if the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136158#136158 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 2:14pm

Is that still relevant if the fridge cools really well on shore power and battery? Only trouble is with the propane.]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:14:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136158#136158 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Dang! It's level right now... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136157#136157 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 2:12pm

Dang!  It's level right now and has been level whenever we are camping. Maybe not while in winter storage, but the fridge isn't running then.  Would that matter?]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:12:58 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136157#136157 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : If the trailer is level, it sounds... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136152#136152 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 1:50pm

If the trailer is level, it sounds like there may possibly be a blockage in the tubing. If the tubing on the right is hot, the tubing to the left of it should taper off in temperature and not have an abrupt change in temperature. This might apply:

"If the refrigerator is operated off level, then the heating of the boiler is uneven, creating hot spots where the sodium chromate can begin to precipitate out of the solution and form crystals or flakes in the solution. Once formed, the flakes always remain and can create a blockage. Once the blockage forms, the cooling unit becomes damaged and must be replaced at considerable expense."
]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 13:50:00 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136152#136152 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : There is a strong blue flame following... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136150#136150 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 1:32pm

There is a strong blue flame following the more thorough cleaning. It's a bigger flame and has a slight "roar" that I can hear through the outside panel cover.  This is a noticeable improvement from earlier.]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 13:32:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136150#136150 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : The chimney is hot to the touch.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136141#136141 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 9:59am

The chimney is hot to the touch. When opening the upper panel, the right side of tubing is hot, the fins and all to the left are room temp--not hot,not cold? Normal?]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:59:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136141#136141 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Is your gas flame blue or yellow?... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136139#136139 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 8:48am

Is your gas flame blue or yellow? Should be blue.  It might help if you post a picture of it here. ]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:48:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136139#136139 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : Additional Info: The flame looks... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136138#136138 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 8:01am

Additional Info:  The flame looks stronger, and we can "hear" the flame with a slight roar that wasn't there before.]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:01:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136138#136138 Frig Not Cooling on Propane : 2014 1713 way Dometic frig works... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14004&PID=136137#136137 Author: ampete
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Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 7:58am

2014 171
3 way Dometic frig works great on shore power and on battery when towing. It is not cooling on propane, or maintaining an already cold frig. The propane setting worked great about 2 months ago. 
Camper is level. 2 burner kitchen stoves burns well with a blue flame. Furnace runs well. We are opening the propane tank slowly once we are parked. 

Original issue was when frig would not switch over to propane, just clicked, wouldn't light.  No visible debris, so we took it in for service. They found a mud wasp (dauber?) nest, but where exactly I don't know.  We brought the camper home, thinking it was fixed. It lit without issue but it did NOT cool, at all.  Back to the service guys, kept it for days, no luck.  We picked it up and tried the following on our own:

Disassembled the burner assembly and cleaned the tiny orifice with iso and air. NO Luck
Replaced the regulator and propane tank. NO luck
Disassembled the burner assembly more thoroughly from the valve connection at the Solenoid to the flue. Used iso and air throughout. Used bottle brush in the flue from top to bottom (can't get to the whole length, ideas?)

The latest cleaning helped! BUT not enough.  The frig was already cold at 35 degrees from shore power, cleaned the assembly as described, switched the frig to propane for overnight.  Frig temp is now 48. That's better than before when it would raise to 65 degrees overnight. 

NEXT? Any and all ideas are appreciated. Thanks
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