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09-26-2014, 10:08 PM
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Is my refrigerator done?
My Dometic RM 2852 in my 04 Cedar Creek has quit cooling. I put it on gas and it lights but still not cool. No ammonia smell or anything. It has been running for the last three years.
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09-30-2014, 11:20 AM
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My thread gets hijacked and all the replies for the hijacker
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09-30-2014, 11:32 AM
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Hijacker is what Hijacker does!
He he
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09-30-2014, 11:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redragtop
My Dometic RM 2852 in my 04 Cedar Creek has quit cooling. I put it on gas and it lights but still not cool. No ammonia smell or anything. It has been running for the last three years.
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How long did you allow it to cool before checking?
These fridges need a good overnight start before cool.
I've installed fridge fans outside and inside and it still takes a strong 6 hours to get close to temp.
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09-30-2014, 11:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redragtop
My thread gets hijacked and all the replies for the hijacker
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Dang I am old... I didn't even catch that. I assume you have LP other places? I
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09-30-2014, 12:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redragtop
My thread gets hijacked and all the replies for the hijacker
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I started a new thread with the hijack posts.
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09-30-2014, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MtnGuy
I started a new thread with the hijack posts.
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Where did you move it to? Might help to know. I was dealing with redragtag and all my stuff is missing.
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09-30-2014, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Redragtop
My thread gets hijacked and all the replies for the hijacker
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So, lots of reasons for a previously working fridge to stop cooling.
HOWEVER, Not cooling (AT ALL - after 24 hours no temperature drop) on gas (which lights) or AC points directly at an ammonia leak OR a bad thermistor/main board. Those components are common to both.
Look for a yellow stain around the boiler section. If there, you are looking at replacing the coils (the company I used to point to is out of business now) or the complete fridge.
If the main board, you can buy a replacement here: Dinosaur Electronics Home. High quality circuit boards for RV appliances.
If the thermistor, there is an up grade here: Dometic Thermistor Repair Kit
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09-30-2014, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gljurczyk
Where did you move it to? Might help to know. I was dealing with redragtag and all my stuff is missing.
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Glenn, all of your posts were in response to HarrynSally's questions, not Redragtop's. Your posts can be found here: http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ems-69258.html
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09-30-2014, 02:37 PM
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Check the probe if it will light and then go out. There are 3 dimensions for the probe to be set to for it to operate. Get your manual out and start measuring. If even one is off, it will not work. It took me about 20 minutes to get them all correct when my unit was brand new. Once I got them set, it has worked flawlessly ever since.
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09-30-2014, 02:40 PM
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Okay thanks now I know why I'm confussed.
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09-30-2014, 05:27 PM
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My fridge had been running constant for three years. When we got there last week it wasn't cooling but must have just stopped that day as it was about 55 in the ref . I turned it to propane and the burner lit and the round pipe got hot but the coils on the back never got warm. The control seem to work as far as turning it on , off. Gas, and auto. There is power on the rec and propane to burn. Over the weekend I switched back and forth between gas and electric and it never cooled. Only thing I found was a big wasp next on the coils but I can't imagine it being enough to stop air flow through to the top vent which is open. No ammonia smell or yellow residue. ????
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09-30-2014, 05:37 PM
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Where is main board and thermistor and how do you test them? Thanks for the help.
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09-30-2014, 05:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redragtop
Where is main board and thermistor and how do you test them? Thanks for the help.
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Check post #8 by Herk, He attached the steps to do it, that's what it sounds like to me, it will be a good starting point.
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