fridge

SEWRIGHT33 wrote:
I know how the fridge works now but have a bigger problem
I can not turn off the propane and believe it has been on
since I picked it up. I emailed the previous owner and he
says he doesn't know - ya and just got back from Alaska
touring in his roadtrek

Anyways, I turned the grey knob in the compartment outside
to off position but the burners still light and have for
every day for a while now. There has to be a main knob
somewhere so I can turn it off and so I do not run out
thanks for any help
I did check under the pass. seat behind the drivers seat
as told but only a door you open to get to the battery.
Ann

Was the "grey knob" that you turned at the propane tank accessed behind the thin cover right over the middle of the rear bumper? If yes, this is the only on/off valve for the propane tank. If your stove burner still light day after day after turning this off (Turn clockwise until it stops to turn off) then the valve is broken and you need to go where a tech with propane experience can replace it for you. Do not wait to have this done. If the valve was working correctly, once you turn it off you would be able to light the stove once and it will burn until all of the propane in the gas lines has burned off - then it should go out and not be able to be lit again. So you get three or so minutes of flame and then gone. Something is very wrong it this does not happen. Don't try to deal with this yourself. Let a pro do it.

when the fridge is turned "off" or switched over to ac or dc, the gas supply should turn off at the back of the fridge...a solenoid will close a valve.
the dometic fridge has a manual shut off valve, you use a screw driver.

I'll remind you as nicely as I can that we all have different models here- so maybe you have a dometic, maybe not- I dunno

the name of the manufacturer and model number should be a sticker inside the door- you could look at that and share it in your post(s)

if you have a dometic, you can download a troubleshooting manual- go here:

www.nancyemmert.com/region6/

click on resources

lots of good stuff there- the 4th link down is the dometic manual

page 20 of 34 has an illustration of the dometic gas burner and shows the manual shut off- with that you can be certain that the gas supply to the fridge is off.

gas is dangerous, make SURE you have working gas, smoke & CO detectors in your van

Mike

I know how the fridge works now but have a bigger problem
I can not turn off the propane and believe it has been on
since I picked it up. I emailed the previous owner and he
says he doesn't know - ya and just got back from Alaska
touring in his roadtrek

Anyways, I turned the grey knob in the compartment outside
to off position but the burners still light and have for
every day for a while now. There has to be a main knob
somewhere so I can turn it off and so I do not run out
thanks for any help
I did check under the pass. seat behind the drivers seat
as told but only a door you open to get to the battery.
Ann

Roadtrek makes the owners manual for older models available for download- so start there:

http://www.roadtrek.com/support-contact#section-manuals


Mike

the long compartment on the drivers side has 2 knobs
and a small thing for overflow
there is a yellow knob and under it says fill
and then there is another knob over to the right a
few inches
I am going to write all this down and boy do I have a
lot of questions. thanks everyone

I will post pictures. Roadtrek 1992 versitile
Do not know how to post pictures from phone
Ther is one small compartment n one
Long one
Thanks for any hel

You Should post your year, chassis and model of van when asking questions

Inside the door of the fridge should be a manufacturer and model number of the fridge.

We could give you chapter and verse on how ours work, but they may not apply to yours


( I have a 2006 Pleasure-Way Lexor TD on a 2005 Chev 3500 chassis)

Mike

Have you turned on the Battery switch? Then have the fridge set to 'Auto". That should work

thanks for the help - I had a 1990 a few years ago
but now at my age I cant seem to remember all the
water, electric, etc.
Ann

Ann, Could you give us the make of fridge and year or year of Roadtrek? We would be happy to help but for future look up help, Chris Bryant has a blog with tons of stuff including some manuals.

So give us some make and model type info and someone will know the answer.

Learn how to post pictures too. There is a tutorial for posting pictures in Technology Corner I believe.

Actually it is Forum Technical Support and it is the third item, second sticky called, RV>NET Tutorials and FAQ's. There is more than one way to post in your text.

Dave