Fridge stopped geting cold on electric
Dometic #2652 stopped getting cold on electric power source, can hear the fan running all the time . Turn switch to gas and it fridge went back to running normal . I unpluged, check fuses, checked the...
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WOrks fine on Gas, not on electric.
4 suspects in physical order
1: No electric (breaker, wiring fault, check using test lamp (Drop lamp or trouble lamp) at outlet in outside compartment
2: No electric (Plug fell out of socket, see 1)
3: Bad control board. Not closign 120 volt relay or bad relay
4: Bad heat element or wires to heat element bad (Suspect #1 by the way).
To test.
Start by unplugging the 120 volt plug and plugging in a test lamp.. LIGHT good, dark bad
Now using test leads and some care and caution DO NOT TOUCH EXPOSED METAL
attach clip leads to the heat element leads Either end is ok, the other end of the clip leads goes to teh test lamp.. INSULATE THE PLUG (I like to shove it in a plastic container with lid) and plug the unit back in, Switch to AC and see if the light, lights (NOTE Fridge must be warm enough to turn on) If light lights, ti's the heat element, if fridge hits 45 degrees with T-Stat set to coldest and light is NOT on, it is the control board
Dinosaur boards are best.
4 suspects in physical order
1: No electric (breaker, wiring fault, check using test lamp (Drop lamp or trouble lamp) at outlet in outside compartment
2: No electric (Plug fell out of socket, see 1)
3: Bad control board. Not closign 120 volt relay or bad relay
4: Bad heat element or wires to heat element bad (Suspect #1 by the way).
To test.
Start by unplugging the 120 volt plug and plugging in a test lamp.. LIGHT good, dark bad
Now using test leads and some care and caution DO NOT TOUCH EXPOSED METAL
attach clip leads to the heat element leads Either end is ok, the other end of the clip leads goes to teh test lamp.. INSULATE THE PLUG (I like to shove it in a plastic container with lid) and plug the unit back in, Switch to AC and see if the light, lights (NOTE Fridge must be warm enough to turn on) If light lights, ti's the heat element, if fridge hits 45 degrees with T-Stat set to coldest and light is NOT on, it is the control board
Dinosaur boards are best.
