Refrigerator problems

If it has an ice maker, unplug it and see if gfi stays on. That is what I did.

I like to troubleshoot things before replacing.
GFCI tripping indicate power leak to the ground. The heating element has its own plug or connector.
When you disconnect the element and GFCI stays on >>> it is element.
If GFCI trips >>>> it is the board or something else on the panel.

If you have a Norcold 82xx refrigerator, it most likely is the board. I replaced mine this year because it quit working all together. At first it would blow the board's 5 amp fuse on ac and would only run on propane. After a few years, it would not work at all. After replacing the board and front panel, which comes as a complete replacement unit, everything works fine. I think that the company that sells them is American RV. It took less than an hour to replace.

I bought mine from David Force on ebay, He has the low wattage units, I believe i paid $70,00 for mine.

Terry.

Or if you are an Amazon Prime guy and want it in two days.

Old Biscuit and all the others are correct. Your heating element is shorted. Assuming it's a 1200..there should be two, replace both. Look at the manual for directions. Simple and pretty inexpensive. Buy em anywhere including CW but if purchasing them from CW be sure you get a delivery date..:W..Dennis

Tripping GCFI......heat element shorted

Simple..replace element

Heating elements are easy to change and a pretty cheap fix.

Fulltimers wrote:
Probably the heat element.

X2

Probably the heat element.