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jeffn74
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Feb 07, 2022

Dometic DM2852 Not working on AC

Hi,

My Dometic DM2852 fridge is not working on 120VAC. I have an LP leak so I have not confirmed that the fridge is working on LP. I am waiting for my new regulator and pigtails to arrive.

Anyway, I have checked the following
1. 12V is OK the lower board. Fuse is good.
2. 120VAC is OK the lower board. Fuse is good.
3. Heater element is 42ohms. Appears in spec.
4. NO 120VAC at the heater element measured on the board.
4. The eyebrow board has a finicky GAS button. It sticks a little.
5. Measurements of the P1 connector when attached to the lower board show...
RED is ground
Orange is 12V
Black is 12V
Green is 12V

Does it make sense for the black and the green to both be at 12V? I expected the black to be 12V when selecting 120VAC and the green to be 12V when selecting LP.

Is there a way to bypass the eyebrow board to force 120VAC operation? For example, tie P1-3 (black) directly to 12V and check to see if the 120VAC appears at the heater element (the eyebrow board will be disconnected from the lower board while performing this test).

I am suspecting a bad lower board, but I want to confirm this before buying a new one.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
-Jeff
  • Thanks for the comments. I will hardwire the 120VAC to the heating element and see what happens. I will let you know.
  • Connect the 2 wires for the 120 element(remove from the board) and just connect to any 120 Black and White 120 source. leave for 24 hours. If the refer operates to temp your element is good and the Cooling unit is good. BTW, 120 elements either work or they do NOT. There is no partial operation of a 120 element. Doug
  • If you have 120 volts to the fuse and no output to element, then good chance the relay on the circuit board has failed.
  • Thanks. I tried the thermal fuse with no change.

    I have 12V on the board so the fuse is okay.
  • On mine there is a resettable thermal switch (2 red wires) on the stack. Try resetting that. Could be hidden with insulation.

    thermal switch.
    video start at 1:43

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