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Sanyo SRA0331 3 way fridge not working at all
Hey all, Just picked up a '82 FWC that has a Sanyo fridge in it. Doesn't work at all. Previous owner mentioned it did work occasionally but not reliably. Not sure where to start on this thing. Finding a replacement (that will actually show up) has proven very challenging. I have 12V and 120V power running to the fridge, I have checked that. It does not work at all on 120V (left it "on" for 12 plus hours with no cooling). Can't get the propane to light at all, including with a lighter through the back. As far as I can tell it should have propane as all the other propane appliances work (stove and heater). Previous owner did replumb it a little more than a year ago when he redid the camper so I doubt I have a clogged line. Have not tried on 12V but considering how fast these fridges drain batteries I don't want to either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The only propane/120V fridge that would kinda fit that I found is a Norcold N305/N306. I have one of those on order from RVpartscountry.com but it has been almost a week and the "in stock" fridge hasn't shipped and there is no ETA. Have a trip coming up in a week so my backup is to get this fridge running again if possible.538Views0likes1CommentRe: Dometic RM2400 works on AC, will light but not cool on gas
I picked it up on Amazon. At any rate, I was wrong. I forgot I had it on and checked back in about 4 hours and had it nice and cold in the fridge and frost in the freezer compartment! No clue why with what appears to be the same flame size it is working now and wasn't last year or this earlier this spring, but it is. Unfortunately, or fortunately, it doesn't get hot up here. I think our record high like 40 years ago was 83. It was around 61 yesterday while I was testing it. Hoping it's still working well enough to work when we drag the camper down to the desert or anywhere lower this summer. Thank you for the help.529Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dometic RM2400 works on AC, will light but not cool on gas
So I finished replacing the thermostat and I still have the same issue as before. Not much of an issue getting the pilot lit off but won’t make a larger flame than the pilot. Not cooling. I haven’t tried on AC yet this year. Any other ideas?537Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dometic RM2400 works on AC, will light but not cool on gas
dougrainer wrote: Your model refer has what is called a BYPASS LP TSTAT. That means when on LP, and you select your temp on the inside knob, the refer flame will go to "hi" when calling for cooling. When the temp is reached, the flame then goes to a smaller flame, but still blue. Since it works on 120(the mechanical point part of the tstat), the problem is a bad tstat on LP. Finding a 2400 tstat after 37 years will be difficult. I would do an extensive Google search for a Dometic RM 2400 tstat and see what comes up. A LONG shot would be to remove the tstat and attempt to clean it out. This would not affect the 120 side of the tstat. BUT!!!!!!!! If you decide to remove the tstat without having a replacement, be advised that the small capillary temp metal sensor tube that goes from the tstat to the inside metal evap fins may crack/break when attempting to remove to pull the tstat. After 37 years, that metal tube will be more brittle than new. IF that tube cracks/breaks, then the 120 side of the tstat will fail to function. Doug Thanks Doug! I did a little searching and I may have found it however I'm going to do a little more digging before I potentially place an order for the wrong thing. I'm going to avoid cleaning as I don't want to lose my AC cooling. Thank you for the help.538Views0likes0CommentsDometic RM2400 works on AC, will light but not cool on gas
Hey all, I have a '86 Kit Companion that we picked up last year. It seems to have been well taken care of. Everything seems to be working with the exception on the fridge on propane. I did a little digging around, cleaned the burner, office, igniter yesterday. I can get it to light and it burns with a nice, but very small, blue flame. Won't cool at all on propane but gets nice and cold on AC power. I'm a little lost on what I should be looking for. I considered that it may be a gas pressure issue but doubt that as everything else propane (water heater, furnace, stove), all work. Truly not sure and I don't want to just start throwing parts at a 37 year old TT.1.5KViews0likes6Comments
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