Fridge beeping

[TheBeans]

We're getting our new rig ready for it's shake-down trip and we turned the fridge on to pre-chill and it started to beep and a light flashed. This is a 2-wway Dometic of some sort (don't have the manual in front of me). We're trying to run the fridge with electricity (gas is off) and the check light goes on and beeping after about 30 seconds. The check light from what we understand is to alert for no gas. Why would the check light go off with electricity only?

So, we've done all the usual stuff to remedy this situation and nothing is working. Anyone have any suggestions that might help? We'll be calling the dealer on Monday morning if we can't get this figured out but I thought I'd tap the knowledge here too.

[Garry_Gayle]

Did you check the fuse on the circuit board on the back of reefer?

[Garry_Gayle]

Boomerweps wrote:

Garry&Gayle wrote:
It is because you set to AUTO it' looking for gas also, set it to AC only.

There is no “AC” button, just auto/gas and on/off

I get the check indicator every time I plug the TT into shore power. If I select the off then on, check goes out.
I don’t normally leave the propane on, especially while traveling. I’ve never traveled over 5 hours away so the refrigerator is just an ice cooler for the trip.

If you press mode button and watch the light it will go to 3 positions left is AC middle is AUTO and right is Gas. My Dometic does this.

[Boomerweps]

Garry&Gayle wrote:
It is because you set to AUTO it' looking for gas also, set it to AC only.

There is no “AC” button, just auto/gas and on/off

I get the check indicator every time I plug the TT into shore power. If I select the off then on, check goes out.
I don’t normally leave the propane on, especially while traveling. I’ve never traveled over 5 hours away so the refrigerator is just an ice cooler for the trip.

[opnspaces]

nickthehunter wrote:
The fridge should be plugged into an outlet behind the fridge (access is usually from outdoors behind a panel). Did you check that outlet for 120V or to ensure the fridge was plugged in?

As above, did you check for 120v at the refrigerator outlet?

[trailer_newbe]

Actually when you set it to “Auto” the logic reverts to 120V by default. It will only switch to propane if the 120V goes away.

[Garry_Gayle]

It is because you set to AUTO it' looking for gas also, set it to AC only.

[MFL]

^^ This is what I was saying in my post above. A new unit, the fridge should work, so likely something simple, like mentioned.

[nickthehunter]

The fridge should be plugged into an outlet behind the fridge (access is usually from outdoors behind a panel). Did you check that outlet for 120V or to ensure the fridge was plugged in?

[TheBeans]

We're plugged into shore power and tested to make sure that it was working by turning on lights and the microwave and everything works as it should. We set the fridge to AUTO and pressed ON and what we got was the flashing CHECK light and beeping. According to Dometic, a beeping noise means the doors are ajar, so we double-checked those and we evern double-checked to make sure that none of the shelves or drawers were blocking the doors in any way. Since the fridge couldn't connect to SP (couldn't find it/couldn't receive it) it transitioned over to LP and worked just fine. We checked all plugs and fuses and all look good. We even tried switching out the SP power cord to a more heavy-duty one that we had and that didn't make any difference either.

[TXiceman]

A gas/Electric RV fridge has to have 120 VAC to operate from electric for the heater. If you do not have 120 VAC shore power, the fridge controls run from 12 VDC and the fridge from propane. Turn on the propane.

Ken

[MFL]

Are you plugged into shore power electric? Do your outlets work?

You say "gas is off" meaning shut off at propane tanks, or fridge is not set to gas?

If shore power electric is not being supplied, fridge will default to gas. Are you sure your fridge is plugged into its proper outlet? Did you test fridge outlet to confirm power?

Jerry

[Mfan]

Check power hi