Dometic fridge

[kennyd63]

I am going thru my pre-check list to make sure that everything is in working order before heading to Texas tomorrow AM. So I decided to disconnect the Dometic fridge from the Electric source to make sure it would switch over to propene. ( yes I have it on auto ) I hear the electric click then it stops after a few seconds. The question is, Am I suppose to hear the flames turn on like when the hot water tank comes on, or the heater? I can not remember if it did this last time I used the T.T.:h

Thank you all in advance...

[bbaker2001]

this is why I like this group

[kennyd63]

Thanks to everyone I did turn the stove on and that did the trick!!:B

[stickdog]

braindead0 wrote:
You should be able to easily access the burner, remove access door.. and a couple of sheet metal screws so you can remove the shields. It's a good idea (IMO) to get a visual on the flame every year or so.. There are websites out there that have pictures of what a good flame on a fridge should look like.

It may be working, but not working optimally. Do this and you will know for sure.

If the check light is on no propane, however if your anal remove the vent panel and place your hand on the vent stack if warmer than ambient it's working. I have remote thermometers in fridge, freezer, basement and main read out near my usual relaxing chair, always know what is happening.

[bbaker2001]

i turn stove on until it lights, then turn off.
I turn refer to gas and listen for clicking and then hear it light. if I am not sure I open the outside door and if I look at the small door and can see the flame.
also you might used can air and spray up the tube to get rid of any spiders. that 4" tube will get very warm if pilot is working, and I can hear the flame if I press my ear to

[braindead0]

You should be able to easily access the burner, remove access door.. and a couple of sheet metal screws so you can remove the shields. It's a good idea (IMO) to get a visual on the flame every year or so.. There are websites out there that have pictures of what a good flame on a fridge should look like.

It may be working, but not working optimally. Do this and you will know for sure.

[Old-Biscuit]

Did you get a 'check' light?

If NO....then fridge swapped to propane

Flame is very small........folks confuse it with being a 'pilot flame' when they look at it.
Flame may not have lit off if fridge t-stat didn't sense a need -------fridge cold.

[trail-explorer]

ALl the above notes about air in lines are correct.... and purging the line by lighting the stove/furnace/water heater.
(applicable if the propane bottles have been off since your last trip)

I light my furnace which is on the same propane gas line as the fridge. I always shut off the gas bottles after each trip.


I can hear the Fridge flame from inside my rig... but it has to be very quiet outside to hear it inside.

Sometimes I have to shutdown and power the fridge back on 3-6 times before it will light, since there's still air in the lines.

[korbe]

Before I switch the frig to LPG, I will run the stove top for a few seconds because the line is full of air after some time of non-use. I will stick my ear at the rear of the back vent and will listen for the clicking and then the flame. If it is windy or noisy around I will not hear it. My fridge check light will come on and the lighting attempts will stop after a few failed attempts of the frig auto lighting process.

[Alabama_Jim]

It is so quiet that you probably won't hear it.

[ScottG]

No, you wont hear the flame like you do with the water heater. It's a tiny flame.

[2oldman]

If the propene is on, and the lines aren't full of air, yes.

[pianotuna]

You might "hear" it if you place your ear directly on the fridge. It is a tiny flame compared to the water heater and furnace.

Heat output is about the same as 3 standard tea light type candles.