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maxum1989
Explorer II
Apr 04, 2016

fridge issue

I am having an issue with my fridge in my camper. On AC it works great. Temps right where they should be (37degrees). When I switch to propane it can't hold the cooler temps and climbs to about 46 degress. This is with the outside temps in the high 60's or lower 70's. Higher temps outside, fridge does worse.

The tubes on the back of the fridge get warm on electric but not nearly as much on propane.

I have read that since its cooling on electric the cooling part of the fridge is fine. Problem is with the propane, flame, etc. The flame looks totally perfect. All blue, no flickering. I refilled the propane tank, no change. I have taken apart the burner tube and cleaned it very well, no change. I cannot see up the flue but would a partially blocked flu above the flame cause this? I would have thought that eventually a spiders/insects nest would burn out of there if there was one. Fridge has been on for a couple weeks. The outside of the flue gets quite warm on propane but obviously something isn't right. Any ideas?

13 Replies

  • Flame looks pretty blue to me. How would one make the flame hotter or bigger if that is the issue?
  • check your burner.. Might not have a hot enough flame. What color is the flame when it's running? Should be mostly blue near the nozzle and only yellow on the tip.

    Mitch
  • I would go on the roof, remove the vent cap and see if everything is clean.
    Other than that, sound to me you did everything DIY can do, so if additional cleaning will not solve the issue, that would qualify for calling expert.

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