Domestic fridge issue in gas mode

mbopp wrote:
Does the fridge cool on electric?

It did last time I tried it. Unfortunately, my power supply is only limited to keep the battery's charged and its only a two way fridge.

Does the fridge cool on electric?

If the flame is not strong or large enough, there will be insufficient BTUs to begin the cooling process.
Common causes for a soft flame include:
1. Rust/Debris falling down from the flue tube on top of the burner
2. Obstruction in the orifice area from things such as spider webs
3. Incorrect gas pressure from the propane regulator
4. On a Dometic burner that uses the slotted burner assembly, the slots become brittle and break creating too large of a "hole" in the burner causing incorrect fuel mixture

The refrigerator burner is often confused with a pilot light because it is so small.

Our Dometic requires about 12 hours to cool down when started on gas.. the freezer is the first to show cold.

No. Its not getting cold and its sitting quite level. But I've never cleaned the flue etc. Could that be the issue?

As shown on the photos above the flame is relatively small, at least on our Dometic it is and it cools very well on gas mode although these RV fridges do take half a day or more to get to proper operating temp. I don't hear anything emanating from our fridge on gas mode except the occasional clicking of the igniter.

RV fridge flame




RV water heater flame

It won't get a huge flame like the WH does. The flame is actually quite small.
Does it stay cold? If so then it's probably working fine but there are maint. steps to take including cleaning the flue, orifice and burner.