Dometic Fridge not working
Hello: Came back from out of town, and the fridge and freezer portion were not working. Now, I do have power, in that the light comes on. Typically we run on electric power. So on electric, I do...
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motc777 wrote:
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I'm letting it run all night, but if this works, I really would like to know why, when I replaced the element the first time, none of this was working properly? Could just simply cleaning off some electrical terminals on the back panel have done it?
It could, but it shouldn't. If the surface of the connectors was tarnished or dirty, the simple act of connecting and disconnecting would be enough to wipe it clean and allow contact. But in a low current circuit that is seldom a problem.
I hate it when I do something like that and it makes things start to work, because you can no longer troubleshoot and you haven't identified the cause of the problem. It may be as simple as cleaning the connector, but there may be a bad connection or sticky relay there waiting to leave you with warm beer or lemonade on a future trip.
