I have an 06 Alfa See Ya. Last night, I re-leveled the MH after being here for a month. This morning the Norcold is warm and it hasn't gotten better. (I don't know if the two are connected) Before this morning, it was working fine. All the lights are showing that it is on and there are no codes. The red light on the back of the unit is not lit.

Does it have fans in outside compartment?IF it does..are they working?Is in in a slide-out?What are outside air temps?Is freezer cold (0-10*F) and food section warm?Or is freezer & food section warm?Are you using propane or electric?How off level was MH before you re-leveled?

Not sure about the fans. Where are they located?We are in Santa Maria, CA = 70sHave used both propane and acWe were less than an 2 inches offThanksBoth freeze and food section are warmOld-Biscuit wrote:Does it have fans in outside compartment?IF it does..are they working?Is in in a slide-out?What are outside air temps?Is freezer cold (0-10*F) and food section warm?Or is freezer & food section warm?Are you using propane or electric?How off level was MH before you re-leveled?

Go and buy 10 lbs of dry ice (many grocery stores sell it and most ice stores) to save what food you have by putting half in the freezer and half in the refer section. The fans are outside and you should be able to hear them running at the outside vent. If you cannot hear them running put a 120V fan in the outside vent hole to see if this will get it to start cooling. If the fans are running disconnect the thermistor (mounted on the right fins on the inside) at the connector near the light. This will make it go to max cooling as it will not cycle off for 48+ hours. If this is 1200 the display will give you a lot of info so do a google search for diagnostics. Here it is.

Be sure to wrap the dry ice for the refrigerator section in a couple of pieces of newspaper, or it will freeze everything in there.

From what I understand, if your level enough to be comfortable in your RV, your Norcold should not be damaged. I ruined mine, but I was parked on a pretty steep incline.Do some quick research on the topic online. You'll find lots of videos on what to check. There should be an access panel to get into the back of your fridge from the outside of your RV. Check to see if your heat source is putting out heat. The heater has to heat up the solution in your Norcold pipes for it to work. That heat source can be electricity or propane. It's easiest to see if the propane is doing its job. If the flame is blue and your fridge is still cold, you may have problems.The best advice is look online for videos on how to troubleshoot your RV fridge. It only takes about 20 minutes to understand how they operate.Tom

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revump
Explorer
Apr 25, 2014
No, it is not on the slide room
revump
Explorer
Apr 25, 2014
Anyone know any good places to have it checked on the West coast? I am in Santa Maria, CA and headed to Vegas next week.
revump
Explorer
Apr 25, 2014
I can't hear the fans running.
Ivylog
Explorer III
Apr 26, 2014
Did you put a fan in the outside vent opening like we suggested?
flapbreaker
Explorer
Apr 26, 2014
Unless I missed it, you didn't say whether the flu is getting hot or not.
Executive45
Explorer III
Apr 26, 2014
Remove the outside door.
Feel the cooling unit. Is it hot or cool? If possible use a temp gun to check the temp. Use CAUTION, it could be VERY HOT!
If hot, take a 120VAC and bungee it to the opening with the fan blowing on the cooling unit. Check the cooling unit again after two hours for a change in temp.

Come back and report. We'll go from there....might have to flash your power board....Dennis
revump
Explorer
May 05, 2014
Finally decided to take it to Johnnie Walker RV in Vegas. I need a cooling unit. It should be fixed this week.
revump
Explorer
May 05, 2014
BTW - thanks for all the help. I will let you know how it turns out.
revump
Explorer
May 12, 2014
The cooling unit was out ... pretty expensive but we are on the mend. I don't think it ever ran right ... we will see how well it cools now.
John_S_
Explorer II
May 12, 2014
A new fridge is only a bit more then a cooling unit. Might be a good time to look at a residential. You will have this problem again after a bit. The new cooling units have less protection in them.

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