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GaryS1953
Explorer II
May 06, 2017

Dometic 2652 quits on propane - NOW WON'T IGNITE

Hi All - Having never camped before without hookups I had never really tried to run our fridge on propane for more than just a few minutes to make sure it worked. It's always been bullet proof on AC. It is only a 2 way, and does not run on DC. Now recently we've been upgrading our battery bank and installing solar and doing other things in preparation for some dry camping this summer and in the fall. As part of that I've been running the fridge on propane to make sure it is working properly for extended periods of time. During these trials the fridge has been lighting normally and get's cold, and works for several hours, anywhere from 12 hours to as much as 3 days, but ultimately the burner will shut down and the check light will come on. If I immediately turn it off and back on it will light normally, but then the cycle repeats and it will go back off after several hours.

It lights immediately and the flame burns nice and clean and blue. Flue is very clean. DC power is good and strong as my batteries are new and my 330 watts of solar is doing a great job of keeping them charged to 12.8 volts. I know there are lot's of threads about theses fridges shutting down after a few seconds to a few minutes, but I really can't find any with this experience where it runs for several hours up to 3 days and then cuts off. Anyone have any experience with this issue and have any suggestions?

Thanks!
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    GaryS1953
    Explorer II
    May 06, 2017
    CavemanCharlie wrote:
    Is the fridge getting warm ???? Mine will sometimes not light on the first try. When that happens the Check Light comes on. But, given some time it will try to light again and the light goes off. It will try to cycle 3 times before it shuts down for good.

    Are you maybe watching it so close that you just happen to be there during the times when it doesn't light on the first try ??

    I watch mine to closely sometimes also. If the red light comes on I start to panic. But, I have learned to give it some time and see if it will relight on the second or third try and then the light goes off.


    My fridge has no problem lighting. It comes on and I hear it ignite, and will work beautifully for up to 3 days, with me checking on it periodically, then at some point, several hours to up to 3 days later the check light come on. During the time it's working I've checked it and the fridge temp has gotten as cold and stayed as cold as it normally does when it runs on AC.
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    CavemanCharlie
    Explorer III
    May 06, 2017
    Is the fridge getting warm ???? Mine will sometimes not light on the first try. When that happens the Check Light comes on. But, given some time it will try to light again and the light goes off. It will try to cycle 3 times before it shuts down for good.

    Are you maybe watching it so close that you just happen to be there during the times when it doesn't light on the first try ??

    I watch mine to closely sometimes also. If the red light comes on I start to panic. But, I have learned to give it some time and see if it will relight on the second or third try and then the light goes off.

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