Norcold 838eg2 help!
Have an older model refrigerator that has been great forever. About a week ago i noticed the freezer was defrosting and refrigerator was sweating. This was on electric. It was storming outside ...
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dougrainer wrote:
Can you post complete Model and Serial Number? THAT model (I assume 1980's-early 90's) had a major recall that is still ongoing. Do you and did the Norcold phone tech even ask about the recall? It NEEDS to be done if it has not. They will send a complete new harness/Eyebrow and control board if it still needs the recall. The normal ohms is about 45 to 55. If you are not sure, just connect the 2 wire leads from the element to an extension cord(refer off and the back cold) see if the burner area heats up HOT in about 10 to 15 minutes. If NOT then the element is bad. Also, IF you have 120 current at the 2 spades on the control board that connect to the heater and it does NOT get hot, the heater is bad. They either work or they do not. No middle ground. The recall involves removing 120 current from control wiring and Norcold's new harness has all 12 volt DC control in all harness wiring. Doug
I have a photo of it but idk how to post. It is model 838eg2. The serial is e82860. Norcold said it was showing up as a different model and thought i needed the recall but i think i have the recall??? Green board and the two buttons on the eybrow.
As I said on the OP...I checked the resistance on the ac heater and got a reading of .718 with my meter set to ohms 2k setting. Not really sure what that means...
I am handy and am a general contractor. But I dont understand ohms and readings...typically use ohms for ringing out wires that are not identified not checking resistance...please explain.
As also stated the ac heater connects to j6 terminals. These had no power when plugged in and switch set to electric on eyebrow. The 5 amp fuse is good and has power on both sides.
