Fridge not working on gas

Countrytech · Veteran Member

Fridge not working on gas

justcruisin01 · Guru

Turn off gas, remove lower vent, disconnect the gas line from the burner then remove the burner. There will be a gas jet that could be blocked. Old gas hoses to reg's can break down with small bits of rubber comming away. Also the ignition probe does burn away after a time & then is too short for the spark to jump the distance, this can be adjusted so that the probe is closer to the burner body.

JC.

Radar · Guru

Hi Countrytech

A few months back we were with good friends who had trouble with there near new second hand 2 door frig the first night away from base they tried to start it on gas we had it part and it was getting late and dark after 2 hours, gave it one more flick bingo started ran for 3 days great. Next 5 on 240 volt power,

Next we were free camping out and the frig would not have a bar of it. In the end we moved into St. George onto 240 volt power where we tried phoning a lot of towns trying to find someone to have a look at it, Around 10 am the friends headed to Toowoomba from St.George where the guy found the problem to be the piaza igniter with in the hour they were on there way again.

They were heading north trying al towns but ended up going east, there was 2 caravan repairers in Toowoomba that offered to have a look, one wss prepared to come in on Saturday. I have know way of helping you with names as friends are on the west coast and no mobile coverage. I do believe the man was good at his job.

Hope this helps. Ralph.

-- Edited by Radar on Sunday 23rd of August 2015 08:12:03 PM

herks · Veteran Member

You say there is no spark. Don't know which model but 2 years was stated. There is (in some models) a small AA battery behind the ignition button. Push all the way in and turn and release.

Flat battery = no spark.

Have a look or Google the user manual.

Ta

John

aussie_paul · Guru

Here is a link when I was having fridge on gas problems. Even a video of the flame.

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t59458908/dometic-fridge-on-gas/

Aussie Paul. smile

Countrytech · Veteran Member

Thanks I'll do some checking tomorrow, and let you know the results

Cruising Cruze · Guru

@ Paul

Looks like you are famous by now with all the Youtubes movies biggrin biggrin

How did you go with your solar panel mate ??

Cheers John

aussie_paul · Guru

Cruising Cruze wrote:
@ Paul

Looks like you are famous by now with all the Youtubes movies
How did you go with your solar panel mate ??

Cheers John

Still a work in progress John. Operational and continuing with the mounting process. biggrin

Aussie Paul. smile

Radar · Guru

Hi Countrytech

Here we go, located friends on the other side of the planet.

Macs Caravan Repairs.

2/6621 Alderly Street.

Toowoomba

0417443165

hot of the press. Ralph.

Countrytech · Veteran Member

I took the nozzle out and made sure it was clean, cleaned the ignition and adjusted (the video helped) and also cleaned the tube. It now works, even if it takes quite a few pushes of the ignition, but very windy here today. Thanks for all your assistance. We can now go further west and south, instead of heading home.