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11-30-2014, 05:13 PM
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Residential Fridge
My fridge will not work via battery. Battery shows full charge. Green light for invertor is on. Fridge works fine on shore and generator power. Any thoughts?
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11-30-2014, 05:59 PM
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Residential Fridge
I think I remember reading about a fuse in the inverter, that may be bad or the inverter itself.
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2008 Honda CR-V
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11-30-2014, 07:43 PM
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There is a resettable breaker on the front of the inverter. Had mine open a few times. The green light on the inside will be on but no power to the refridgerator
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11-30-2014, 07:56 PM
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Where can I find the invertor? Thanks for the tips.
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11-30-2014, 08:49 PM
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Not sure on a 378. Mine is in compartment just to the right of the water heater. Have to remove the round white cap to see in. You should see the 120 V outlet on the front of it.
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1 Boston Terrier, 1 Frenchie, Two Siamese
Gonna miss you Toby, Sage, and Izzie. RIP
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11-30-2014, 09:02 PM
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This is what it looks like when you find it. The reset is in between the outlets
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2014 Georgetown 351DS
Charleston SC
1 Boston Terrier, 1 Frenchie, Two Siamese
Gonna miss you Toby, Sage, and Izzie. RIP
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11-30-2014, 09:44 PM
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My 2013 378 XL is locate above the LP tank. Take off the black plastic panel.
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12-01-2014, 12:15 PM
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Took my 2010 GT 378 out this weekend. Turned on the fridge using LP when I picked it up. Once at the park I switched over to shore power. Temp was on 60 for several hours. Next day no change in temp, freezer was on but still no fridge. Switched back to LP and after about 4-5 hours temp started to drop. During the end of a 4 day trip the temp got down to 34. Normally it would take about 6-8 hours and fridge and freezer would be fine. Outside temp in Ca was around 70 deg. Any suggestions.
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12-01-2014, 04:44 PM
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I don't know much about LP/electric but what I would check is to see if the electric element is working properly. Might even be a breaker, fuse or temperature sensor.
That is if when it is on LP it works fine.
I will ask a friend that has your type of fridge and let you know what he suggests.
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12-01-2014, 04:57 PM
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My friend said if it works on LP but not on electric then check for a tripped circuit breaker.
Check to make sure heating element is getting hot.
Low heat can give a fairly cool freezer part and not a cold refridge area.
It could even be the control module.
Hope you can find the problem without much expense or hassle.
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12-01-2014, 07:03 PM
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Thanks for the help.
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12-01-2014, 09:19 PM
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I found two inline fuses on mine. Had to access it from the outside access panel. I now carry extra fuses.
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12-02-2014, 03:31 PM
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Found the breaker on the invertor located behind the black panel above LP tank. Pics attached. Gee, how about put the invertor right in front of the white access hole??? Anyway, love the 378xl. Probably blew the breaker by being lazy and not disconnecting the battery when hooking up to 110 v at home. Thanks for the tips!   
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12-02-2014, 06:00 PM
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Yeah they didn't make that the easiest thing to reach through the hole provided. Mine doesn't sit back as far as yours but on mine they put the junction box right in front of the other outlet so I cant plug anything else in until I move it. I would like to be able to use that outlet for a 100W bulb during the winter. There's several water lines in the compartment where mine is located and here on the coast I usually just leave heat on if needed for freezing temps
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1 Boston Terrier, 1 Frenchie, Two Siamese
Gonna miss you Toby, Sage, and Izzie. RIP
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