What does it mean if your propane refrigerator does not cool?
Burping is not a fix all for a propane gas refrigerator that does not cool. It will only fix a coolant liquid solution that is locked and will not circulate properly. Other reasons for not cooling may be:
Can you see the flame on a propane refrigerator?
If you can see the flame, make sure it is steady and not moving side to side or being pushed down. The flame should be straight up. Make sure there are no other restrictions around the burner as well. The problem with checking this is most of the time is you would have to pull the fridge out to remove the baffle and inspect the tube.
Where is the propane burner on an RV fridge?
Once the outside RV fridge access door is removed you should be able to see the cooling unit, the propane lines, and burner below it. This is the back of my Norcold RV fridge with an Amish built cooling unit, the Dometic version will look slightly different but the location of the fridge orifice burner is basically the same.
What causes a gas refrigerator to stop cooling?
Refrigerator not cooling at all…. Flame is out. Propane supply is depleted. Wind gust blew the flame out. Faulty thermocouple. Dirty burner. Faulty thermostat. Call serviceman to replace. Failed cooling unit. Call serviceman to replace. Exhaust Fumes Smell…. Odor from the flue pipe is usually caused by a dirty flame.
What to do if your refrigerator is not working on propane?
Verify that you do have 12+ VDC to the back of the refrigerator– the PC board requires 12 VDC to operate on propane as well as on 120 VAC. 2. Turn on propane stove and verify normal, steady flame. 3. Do annual burner-area tune-up as described in your refrigerator’s owners manual. It takes no parts and no special tools.
Once the outside RV fridge access door is removed you should be able to see the cooling unit, the propane lines, and burner below it. This is the back of my Norcold RV fridge with an Amish built cooling unit, the Dometic version will look slightly different but the location of the fridge orifice burner is basically the same.
Why is my consul propane refrigerator not cooling?
I have a Consul propane refrigerator Model CQE22E that is not cooling. Once before when it quit, I got it going by cleaning the thermocouple and the electrode with a piece of emery cloth, however this time this did not work. The unit lights fine and the flame is blue, as it should be, it just does not cool.
If you can see the flame, make sure it is steady and not moving side to side or being pushed down. The flame should be straight up. Make sure there are no other restrictions around the burner as well. The problem with checking this is most of the time is you would have to pull the fridge out to remove the baffle and inspect the tube.
