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Re: Fridge won't run on LP - any thoughts?
Old-Biscuit wrote: AK_Kid wrote: corvettekent wrote: So what is the battery voltage at the fridge? It may be to low for the igniter to work properly. Voltage is fine. Going to try adjusting the gap whenever I have a moment. Blew a radiator hose today, so it was time for a little triage. :-) I should have mentioned this previously. I have also been in the high country of NM and Arizona, between 5500 and 8000 feet. I suppose its possible that the altitude may be a factor? When you were at Walmart and removed lower vent cover and it lit OK were you at high altitude? When you were at Casino in NM and it wouldn't lite off were you at High Altitude? Some have reported issues at high altitudes. Never experienced and have camped at 7000' for several stays of a week Yes, all experiences when pilot would not light were at high altitude. But because it lights every single time when I use a lighter, I can't help but think it's the ignitor. Gap not adjusted right or not sparking directly over the gas. I don't know why altitude would be the issue if I'm not lighting the pilot with visible spark and good gas flow.542Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fridge won't run on LP - any thoughts?
corvettekent wrote: So what is the battery voltage at the fridge? It may be to low for the igniter to work properly. Voltage is fine. Going to try adjusting the gap whenever I have a moment. Blew a radiator hose today, so it was time for a little triage. :-) I should have mentioned this previously. I have also been in the high country of NM and Arizona, between 5500 and 8000 feet. I suppose its possible that the altitude may be a factor?542Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fridge won't run on LP - any thoughts?
Good thoughts, all. Played with it some this morning, and here is what I've found: 1) Works fine on AC. 2) Looks like nothing had been cleaned since the RV was new. I cleaned out the compartment but did not remove the tube... yet. 3) Gas is flowing properly. If I light it manually, I get a flame every time. 4) Flame is blue and constant. No orange and no variation in the flame. 5) I get a spark from the ignitor, which is odd. If I have spark, and I have proper gas flow, why won't the flame catch? However, the ignitor gap isn't very large - maybe 1/16th. So I'm wondering whether the gap is too close? 6) After I light it manually, the fridge functions properly on gas. No shutting down or anything else. I simply need to know that as I switch between gas and AC, I'll have to relight it manually. So it seems that the spark I'm getting just isn't lighting the gas, which is flowing properly. Next I intend to learn how to adjust the gap and, if that doesn't work, replace the ignitor. Seem like a reasonable approach? Thanks again. Love that it's so easy to get so much good feedback here.542Views0likes0CommentsFridge won't run on LP - any thoughts?
Hi, folks. I recently bought an '07 Winnebago Vista. It has a Norcold fridge that has just quit running on propane, and I could use some insight and suggestions, please. We've been out on the road for a month. No issues running the fridge off of the LP until today. We stopped at a Wal-Mart early in the day, and I realized as we were loading groceries that the fridge had warmed up some. I checked the indicator lights. Both the green "on" light and the yellow "gas" light were flashing. Turned it off and back on a couple of times, to no avail. I could hear it trying to light - four or five clicks, then a pause, then clicks, then a pause. But the gas never ignited. I went outside and pulled the panel to get a closer look. As soon as I did that and the wife turned on the gas, presto - ignition. "Gremlins," I figured, and went back to loading the chow. The fridge worked fine on gas most of the rest of the day while we were driving (about 350 miles). Then this evening we stopped an boondocked outside of a casino in New Mexico. Suddenly, both lights begin flashing again. This time I can't get the darn thing to restart. Tried pulling the panel, and I just cant tell what's going on (its dark and the wind is blowing 25-30 mph). I can tell you that we're perfectly level and that we have plenty of propane. I've lit the burners on the stove and they work fine. But when I try to light the fridge, just clicking and no ignition. Should I try giving her a tune-up in the morning (check burner tube for rust/debris, check ignitor gap, clean propane jet, etc? Thoughts on what I should focus on? Certainly appreciate any wisdom you folks might be able to impart.2.4KViews0likes16CommentsSpilled Lots of Dish Soap into Gray Water Tank - An Issue?
We put a fairly large container of dish soap in the sink before we headed down the road. Predictably, it leaked. The good news is that our Class A is now smells like freshly picked apples. The bad news is that it's because all of that dish soap is now in the gray water tank. Honestly, I don't know what to do. Is this an issue? Should I just run water through the tank tomorrow and hope it all works out? Any advice would be appreciated.4KViews0likes16Comments
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