Fridge Died

[Joker]

Ok, dometic fridge, good power supply to the outlet, all 3 fuses good. No coach or chassis fuses blown or breakers tripped. When the unit is unplugged, you can hear the propane burner light, but then it turns off after a little bit. The LED display does not light up at all and the three buttons seem to have no affect. It was working well a week ago, when we went out to the unit last Saturday the fridge was warm and everything in the icebox was melted. It has been parked by my barn last 5 weeks or so, plugged into 15amp shore power. Any ideas?

[windrider]

Hello Joker,

Since your post is actually starting a new thread with your own problems, how about doing that. Here you are tagged on the end of a lengthy thread. I think you would get better response if you started another one, stating your own problems.

Also since your signature says future Berkshire owner, it might be helpful to know what you have now, and the model of the refer you are referring to. Make sure to start your new thread in the proper trailer or motor home section for the most help.

[red.jimbo]

Windrider is correct. You will get better response from a new thread. I have a couple of ideas for you. I will look for the new thread, and then post my response there

[mtnguy]

Joker, I went on and started a new thread for you. We can either leave it here, or put it in a specific model once you indicate what you own currently.

[Joker]

Can't seem to find a place to update my profile. Perhaps it can't be done within the FR app?

Anyhow, it's a 2012 Berkshire 390BH with 4door fridge. I am about 800 miles from my rig right now, so I don't have the model number in front of me.

[Joker]

Oh, by the way, if it's not something simple, it's still under warranty and I'll just take it back to my dealer, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some hidden reset switch or something.

[red.jimbo]

Here are my suggestions:

1. 2012 model year? Then you are still under warranty. Find your favorite repair facility and make an appointment. That will be the cheapest resolution, but not the quickest. For me, this took about 10 calendar days when it happened to me.

2. When you open the door to the fridge, does the interior light turn on? If yes, lack of power does not appear to be your problem. If the light does not come on, focus on getting the refrigerator power. (I know that is what you have done, but keep looking. There is no power.)

3. You say the burner starts on propane then stops. Try running on A/C electric if you can. Leave it on for a couple of hours. Is the burner hot? Hot enough that you can't comfortably touch it? If yes, you need repair. The system has probably leaked the refrigerant and is no longer operable. There may be other causes, but ultimately, you have input to the system, but no output. That's not how they are supposed to work. If the burner is not hot, the controller has a problem. Again, you need repair. Take the information you gathered from this step and share it with the repair technician. It will save him money, and you time. You will both benefit.

Good luck. Please keep us posted.

[Joker]

Solution:

So, it was the power supply. The connection to the circuit board that had the 110v input had come loose. It was still in position, but somehow was loose enough to not provide power. I'm not sure how this happened as it was sitting by the barn for the two weeks prior and was working perfectly.

Thanks for everyone's input!

[red.jimbo]

Excellent. Thank you for the update. I was wondering how it was going. I'm glad you didn't need to take it in on a warranty repair.

[kbfuselier]

I have an 09 FR flagstaff pop up with a similar problem. Propane, electric, and battery power all give me the same results. The heating element gets very hot to the touch, but the fridge will not cool. I don't have the spare change to have it professionally repaired and I have no warranty, does anyone have an recommendations for me as far as troubleshooting or even fixing the problem myself?