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Cmv
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Apr 02, 2014

Propane refrigerator issues

I brought my trailer down a rough road last May and when I tried to light the pilot for the fridge the igniter wouldn't stop clicking and no propane comes out. I took the valve off and it isn't clogged. The stove works and the water heater works. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Yeah, I pulled the thermalcoupler and it's good. No gas coming from the valve to the igniter. I'm assuming it's electrical and not in my field of expertise.
  • Yeah, there is no pilot, just a spark igniter that lights the main flame directly. Besides the position of the igniter moving on the rought road, there's a possibility the electrical wires to the propane solenoid could have been broken so the valve gets no signal to open. There is also a thermocouple that tests for flame and might have been damaged.
  • Very possible that some debris flaked off from inside of the vent tube and has fallen on top of the burner.
  • Check to see if the ignitor is still located close to or in where the flame will be. The rough road may have jostled it or broken it out of position. I had to JB weld mine back where it was supposed to be after a similar situation.

    Also, that's not a pilot flame. That's all the flame you're ever going to get.