Tried to start my refrigerator yesterday on gas, and it wouldn't start. I heard a clicking sound a few seconds after I turned it on.....but never would start. Tried it several times. Didn't try it on the AC side. Any ideas? Don't know the model, but it's a single door Dometic in a 07 Fleetwood Southwind. Thanks......and Happy Thanksgiving too.BrianJust went over and fixed it.......don't know what I did to fix it...but it works. I took the back cover off, and blew hard near the burner....went up and fired up one of the cook top burners..waited a few minutes and turned the refrig on AC....I had the generator and engine running.......I couldn't tell if the refrig was on or not...but the reset button didn't lite up....so I assume it was working..I next switched over to gas and it lit off. I tried it a few different times with the generator running and off, making sure it would switch from AC to gas and no problems......so if anyone needs any help fixing their refrig, just let me know, I'm an expert...NOT LOLThanks for all the info Brian

Get the stove to work and then try it several times.

Does the other propane items work? Range top? Water heater?Is the gas turned on? Are trying to operate it on auto or propane setting?

supercub wrote:Tried to start my refrigerator yesterday on gas, and it wouldn't start. I heard a clicking sound a few seconds after I turned it on.....but never would start. Tried it several times. Didn't try it on the AC side. Any ideas? Don't know the model, but it's a single door Dometic in a 07 Fleetwood Southwind. Thanks......and Happy Thanksgiving too.BrianFirst see if it will indeed run on 120vac, cuz if it won't and doesn't have 12vdc feeding it as well, it won't run on either.Consider running an inverter circuit behind the fridge, so that you can run it without gas, going down the road, genset running or not. Also should be good for one night of dry camping if needed and you turn it on right before bedtime. I did so and built an auto circuit for both power sources as well, even though not necessary if you don't mind switching your plug-in-cord back and forth between the two outlets.When the fridge finally craps out, replace it with an inexpensive residential unit and at this point, the electrical work will have already been done.

I had the same problem and tried lighting the stove but found that running the furnace first cleared out any air that might have been in the line and the refrigerator started up after that.

Sorry, I should have added, yes, I lit the stove first and and also had the furnace running, so gas was on and shouldn't have been the problem.Brian

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swn
Explorer
Nov 28, 2013
I had the same problem and tried lighting the stove but found that running the furnace first cleared out any air that might have been in the line and the refrigerator started up after that.
tropical36
Explorer
Nov 28, 2013
supercub wrote:
Tried to start my refrigerator yesterday on gas, and it wouldn't start. I heard a clicking sound a few seconds after I turned it on.....but never would start. Tried it several times. Didn't try it on the AC side. Any ideas? Don't know the model, but it's a single door Dometic in a 07 Fleetwood Southwind. Thanks......and Happy Thanksgiving too.
Brian

First see if it will indeed run on 120vac, cuz if it won't and doesn't have 12vdc feeding it as well, it won't run on either.
Consider running an inverter circuit behind the fridge, so that you can run it without gas, going down the road, genset running or not. Also should be good for one night of dry camping if needed and you turn it on right before bedtime. I did so and built an auto circuit for both power sources as well, even though not necessary if you don't mind switching your plug-in-cord back and forth between the two outlets.
When the fridge finally craps out, replace it with an inexpensive residential unit and at this point, the electrical work will have already been done.
enblethen
Nomad
Nov 28, 2013
Does the other propane items work? Range top? Water heater?
Is the gas turned on?
Are trying to operate it on auto or propane setting?
Ivylog
Explorer III
Nov 28, 2013
Get the stove to work and then try it several times.

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