wasatchmtnatvr wrote:
Sorry, the flame is too weak. The picture shows no definition of 2 colors of blue. You need an Intense flame individualized above each burner slot and then lighter blue as they draft inward to draft up chimney. Lp pressure check but more likely orifice needs cleaned. I don't care if new it still could be the culprit. Would recommend compressed air clean out without disassembly of burner. Just remove metal shield like you did to take picture. Your flame is too weak. Its not an electronics culprit.
Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, it is a new propane burner which the orifice is integral with. I did exactly as you suggested this morning, but it still doesn't cool -- exact same situation as with the old propane burner assembly I replaced.
One day previous to that, I pulled the refrigerator out far enough to run a wire down the chimney, then used compressed air to blow it out. Nothing appeared to come out except lots of air -- there doesn't appear to be any obstruction in the chimney. After putting the fridge back in place and starting it up again on propane, it did start to cool down, but then when I checked it again in an hour or two, that short term cooling effect on propane had ceased.
It used to work great on both propane and 110v (it's a 2 way fridge, not 3 way unfortunately), but now only works on 110v.
I've about run out of ideas at this point. You suggested maybe checking LP pressure. How does one do that? And if the pressure happened to be too low, how would one remedy that? I already installed a new propane regulator at the tanks, and that did not solve the problem.
