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IBcarguy's avatar
IBcarguy
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014

Frig not cold

Just pulled the trailer out of storage and was getting it ready for an outing next weekend. Hooked up the 120v and discovered that the refrigerator wasn't getting cold after several hours. The strange thing is the freezer is working fine. I switched it to propane and although I could here the ignitor trying to fire it up, it failed to light off. I switched back to 120v again and the same. It's a 10 year old Dometic. Any ideas?

8 Replies

  • IBcarguy's avatar
    IBcarguy
    Explorer
    Jun 22, 2014
    I've owned it for about 4 years and in the past,it would start getting cold within an hour or so. It's fine now but took a long time. Maybe sitting in storage for 8 months had something to do with it.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 22, 2014
    IBcarguy wrote:
    discovered that the refrigerator wasn't getting cold after several hours.
    Is this unusual for your refer? You don't indicate this is your first outing.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Jun 22, 2014
    if you wanna help the cooling time put a frozen jug in the frig, it,ll cut time in half.
  • IBcarguy's avatar
    IBcarguy
    Explorer
    Jun 21, 2014
    You guys were absolutely right. I checked it tonight and it's now getting cold. I also determined that the propane wouldn't fire up because the the lines didn't have any propane in them from sitting all winter. I turned on the gas stove and after the propane finally reached the stove, it lit. After that, the refrig lit up fine on propane.
    Thanks for the advice...I had visions of a huge repair bill.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Jun 21, 2014
    Freezer evap cooler sucks all the cool out first so not much cooling affect is left for food section evap cooler until freezer gets cold

    Can take 8 hrs or more on initial startup
  • bob213's avatar
    bob213
    Explorer
    Jun 21, 2014
    If the freezer is getting cold it should start cooling the refrig. They are not separate units. Give it more time...at least 8 hours.

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