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My Dometic died on me a while ago, and I was dreading the day that I would have to fork out a large amount of money to get it fixed.
Its a 3 way fridge, LPG, 12V and 240V and it had stopped working on 12V and LPG, I'd never used it on 240V so had nt bothered with checking.
I did the usual Internet things - lookup Dometic RM fridge manuals and any advice.
Took it to the local caravan repairer who was less than keen to get involved and gave the advice to give it a shake, up end it and leave it for a few days before bringing it back for him to do the same!!
The Internet advice came back
- remove the fridge, give it a good shake up, turn it upside down and leave it for 24 hours, then put it right way up for 24 hours, stick it back in and see what happens.
- clean the back of the fridge, clean the boiler tube, clean the gas jet with solvent (not wire)
- check the thermostat and 12V connections
- its a leaker if any yellow powder is present, go buy a new fridge or find someone who can replace the cooling elements for 75% of the cost of a new fridge
The first step seemed simple enough, shake, rattle and roll, plugged into 240V hey presto it got cold. Put it back into the van, fire up the gas and hey presto ........it did nt get cold.
Back to pulling it out and have another go, cleaned up the gas jet and boiler tube, gave all the 12V connections a quick squirt of WD40 and a blow out with compressed air, put the fridge back. Hey presto it works fine on gas and 12V.
Lesson learnt with non compressor fridges - dont be in too much of a hurry to replace something that is working, but needs maintenance.
Anyone who is in need of a Dometic or Electrolux manual they can be found at http://www.gasrefrigeration.net/dometic_manuals.htm
Its a 3 way fridge, LPG, 12V and 240V and it had stopped working on 12V and LPG, I'd never used it on 240V so had nt bothered with checking.
I did the usual Internet things - lookup Dometic RM fridge manuals and any advice.
Took it to the local caravan repairer who was less than keen to get involved and gave the advice to give it a shake, up end it and leave it for a few days before bringing it back for him to do the same!!
The Internet advice came back
- remove the fridge, give it a good shake up, turn it upside down and leave it for 24 hours, then put it right way up for 24 hours, stick it back in and see what happens.
- clean the back of the fridge, clean the boiler tube, clean the gas jet with solvent (not wire)
- check the thermostat and 12V connections
- its a leaker if any yellow powder is present, go buy a new fridge or find someone who can replace the cooling elements for 75% of the cost of a new fridge
The first step seemed simple enough, shake, rattle and roll, plugged into 240V hey presto it got cold. Put it back into the van, fire up the gas and hey presto ........it did nt get cold.
Back to pulling it out and have another go, cleaned up the gas jet and boiler tube, gave all the 12V connections a quick squirt of WD40 and a blow out with compressed air, put the fridge back. Hey presto it works fine on gas and 12V.
Lesson learnt with non compressor fridges - dont be in too much of a hurry to replace something that is working, but needs maintenance.
Anyone who is in need of a Dometic or Electrolux manual they can be found at http://www.gasrefrigeration.net/dometic_manuals.htm
