RM2652 on shore power, but LP igniter still snapping
I have a RM2652 fridge running on AC power, but I can hear the igniter still snapping when outside. How do I remedy this problem?
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Let's start with a few simple questions.
1. Is your LP gas turned off?
2. If your LP gas is on, have you bled the air out of the lines that the stove burners light?
3. When you hear the igniter snapping outside, does the fridge fire off on LP gas?
4. If the fridge does not light on the gas, and the gas is turned off or not bled out, do you get a fault light on the control panel inside at the top of the fridge?
If you are getting the fault light, the fridge is trying to run on gas and is not lighting correctly. You may not even have the gas turned on as you are plugged in, which can explain the gas fault.
If you are plugged into shore power, the fridge is turned on, you are in Auto mode, and you get a gas fault, this can point to the 120 VAC receptacle on the back area of the fridge outside behind the lower vent grill has no power going to it. The refrigerator will automatically switch to LP gas mode if the fridge's 120 VAC power cord does not sense 120 VAC power, even though the camper is plugged into shore power.
Check if the fridge receptacle is getting power. Plug a 120 VAC test light in or use a circuit tester. If there is no power, the fridge may be working correctly trying to light on gas; the issue is that the outside receptacle is dead. If so, back to why it has no power.
If the outside receptacle does have power, then report back, and we can go from there.
Hope this helps
John
1. Is your LP gas turned off?
2. If your LP gas is on, have you bled the air out of the lines that the stove burners light?
3. When you hear the igniter snapping outside, does the fridge fire off on LP gas?
4. If the fridge does not light on the gas, and the gas is turned off or not bled out, do you get a fault light on the control panel inside at the top of the fridge?
If you are getting the fault light, the fridge is trying to run on gas and is not lighting correctly. You may not even have the gas turned on as you are plugged in, which can explain the gas fault.
If you are plugged into shore power, the fridge is turned on, you are in Auto mode, and you get a gas fault, this can point to the 120 VAC receptacle on the back area of the fridge outside behind the lower vent grill has no power going to it. The refrigerator will automatically switch to LP gas mode if the fridge's 120 VAC power cord does not sense 120 VAC power, even though the camper is plugged into shore power.
Check if the fridge receptacle is getting power. Plug a 120 VAC test light in or use a circuit tester. If there is no power, the fridge may be working correctly trying to light on gas; the issue is that the outside receptacle is dead. If so, back to why it has no power.
If the outside receptacle does have power, then report back, and we can go from there.
Hope this helps
John
