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wgriswold
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Jun 22, 2013

Refrigerater flue cleaning?

On our last trip the refrig. refused to light on propane. An inspection of the burner revealed a piece of carbon about 1" x 1/2" and 1/8" thick leaning on the burner. After removing it and brushing the burner slots with a tooth brush the refrig. came to life.

I assume the piece of carbon fell down from the flue. The owner's manual suggests cleaning the flue as part of periodic maintenance and that requires the removal of the refrig. That sounds like a lot of work. Has anyone cleaned the flue and how hard was it?

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  • I just have piece of "rubber" tubing that fits
    inside the burner tube.

    Just stick it into the burner tube, give a couple of puffs,
    problem solved!
  • Several years ago I was having trouble with my fridge keeping cold enough. This was my first RV and I wasn't sure what to do about it so I took it to my local RV dealer. All he did was take his air hose and blow the heck out of the whole area around the heating components. It worked great after that.

    Now I carry one of those cans of air (computer duster) and occasionally give the fridge a few bursts of air. Haven't had a problem since. It blows off the stuff that gets into the area where the flame is. I also helped a camping buddy when his fridge wasn't keeping cold enough too. He now carries a can of air.
  • This may be of help. It does say that the fridge must be removed to clean the flue.

  • YC 1 wrote:
    If you have a top vent, remove it and you can reach down (when cool), and grab the wire that is hanging over the edge of the tube. You should find an S shaped piece of metal. I like to use a shotgun cleaning rod to clean the tube.


    I am a little confused, not unusual. The top vent is about 5' above the burner area. So, help me identify the tube and the S shaped piece of metal.

    Thanks.
  • If you have a top vent, remove it and you can reach down (when cool), and grab the wire that is hanging over the edge of the tube. You should find an S shaped piece of metal. I like to use a shotgun cleaning rod to clean the tube.

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