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09-03-2016, 09:59 AM
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Fridge - Propane+ 12 VDC vs. shore power
We were camping this last month and had problems with fridge not cooling when on propane and 12 VDC but got home and hooked up to shore power and fridge works like a champ. What is the problem? When camping the time before this last time the fridge worked fine on propane and 12 vdc.
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09-03-2016, 10:02 AM
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Site Team
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Location: Grayson County, Texas
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1. out of propane?
2. propane not flowing? (Can you light stove top burners?)
3. battery voltage low?
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09-03-2016, 10:04 AM
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Out of level?
How long has it been on?
2015 Columbus 320RS
2008 2500HD Duramax
2015 nights camped "34"
2016 nights camped "32"
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09-05-2016, 06:41 AM
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Propane full, stove lights and battery voltage good. We camped all of August and believe camper was level. Back home and plugged in now fridge works. Maybe I should try the propane and battery again?
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09-05-2016, 07:10 AM
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Location: Idaho
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What model fridge? I have the identical problem with my RM 2193.
No DC, no propane (although there is a flame), but works like a champ on AC.
But the differences between the models is a big factor. Some have electronic circuit boards, some like mine have just a control board that is basically all mechanical.
Model number on mine was inside.
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09-05-2016, 07:13 AM
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Site Team
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Yes - try it at home! On all my trailers I could hear the flame when the refer was on propane and the burner was doing it's thing.
Turn yours on LP (or auto and unplug the trailer) and see what it does.
You should hear sparking and then the faint flutter of the flame burning.
Give it a day and see what the results are.
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09-05-2016, 01:04 PM
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Once a year before the first long camping trip I pull the jet and clean it with carb cleaner and blow it with air. You can really hear the flame then and the fridge cools like a champ.
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09-05-2016, 01:19 PM
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Not sure of the reason, but my fridge also runs better on 120Vac than propane.
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09-05-2016, 01:27 PM
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Is your flame a healthy blue, and not yellow? If so,,,,,you could possibly have something as minor as a bug or spiderweb in the venturi blocking air mixture. You could benefit from checking that you have 11 inches water column pressure coming out of the valve to the burner. Any service tech should have a pressure tester,,,,,I do.
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09-05-2016, 03:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leever2000
We were camping this last month and had problems with fridge not cooling when on propane and 12 VDC but got home and hooked up to shore power and fridge works like a champ. What is the problem? When camping the time before this last time the fridge worked fine on propane and 12 vdc.
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Were you above 6000 feet camping ?
12v will "maintain" but not really "make" things cold.
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09-06-2016, 12:04 AM
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I camp at 7000 at the Grand Canyon and my Dometic works great on propane, 35-38 . The only difference is I can hear the flame at night. Make sure your flue is clear and the screen at the top is clean. Make sure your flame is going direct up the tube. To me the jet makes the biggest improvment.remove a screw or two to get the cover out of the way and you can see it burn. clean it and you can see the difference. The tube the
propane blows into should be clean and you can adjust it to center the flame
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