Dometic Fridge light bulb gone
New to us MH made by Newmar has NO LIGHT in fridge. I took the lens off and there is no bulb, looks like two prongs similar to an electrical cord but just on the side of the fridge with wires. I am ...
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My Dometic fridge uses the festoon bulb (that looks sort of like an old fashioned glass fuse) as well.
I'd check drawers etc. for the missing bulb. On my fridge, at least, the bulb circuit is live all the time, regardless of whether or not the fridge is turned on, though I gather this is not universal for all Dometic fridges. (There is, of course, a door switch in the circuit so the light isn't on when the fridge door is closed.) The only way to have the fridge open when shut off (for ventilation, to prevent icky stuff from growing and smelling bad) was to take the bulb out. I added a shut-off switch because I got tired of fiddling with the bulb, in fact.
I'd check drawers etc. for the missing bulb. On my fridge, at least, the bulb circuit is live all the time, regardless of whether or not the fridge is turned on, though I gather this is not universal for all Dometic fridges. (There is, of course, a door switch in the circuit so the light isn't on when the fridge door is closed.) The only way to have the fridge open when shut off (for ventilation, to prevent icky stuff from growing and smelling bad) was to take the bulb out. I added a shut-off switch because I got tired of fiddling with the bulb, in fact.
