Refrigerator & High Altitude
I've got a Dometic 2852RBX that works ok most of the time, but when I had it at 9,750' last year it kept going out and wouldn't relight. It would try, but I'd come back after being gone for awhile, or...
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Chris Bryant wrote:
Some Dometic models have no thermocouple, but if yours does, testing is easy- just measure the voltage it puts out in the flame. For the non-integrated igniter boards, the thermocouple needs to put out above 15 mv, with ~25-30 mv being the norm.
For the integrated igniter boards, where the spark wire goes right to the main board, there is no thermocouple. Flame sensing is done purely through the electrode and flame itself.
Sounds like a tax deductible vacation to the high country is called for :) (I grew up in Colorado).
Come on out! Its ALOT more crowded now than it used to be though. At least the front range is.
I am thinking my fridge doesn't have a thermocouple. See the pic.
I just went out and turned the fridge on. One click and insta-light. I wish I didn't hafta haul the trailer a few hours to get to altitude to see what its gonna do. Like I said....last time when we were on our way home and I stopped for a while to visit some friends (so I turned off the fridge cuz not level), when I went to leave, it lit right away, but kept clicking the ignitor and eventually quit.
Maybe it has nothing to do with altitude and is simply an intermittent problem. Anyone know how to test my board or ignitor?
Thanks.
