If you wonder whether your rv refrigerator is working properly taking a few troubleshooting steps can either quickly fix the problem or let you know it s time to head to the dealership for a repair.
Rv refrigerator not working on electric.
Plugged in to shore power my rv refrigerator would not switch to ac power.
Most rv owners have little understanding about how the refrigerator works beyond turning it on and switching between gas and electric operation.
At this point contact an rv dealer to determine which option will be the most cost effective.
But replacing the rv s fridge is going to get expensive fast.
The good news is that your rv refrigerator works more simply than the one in your house allowing you to remedy some.
Dometic rv refrigerator repair manual.
Try operating the fridge in all operating modes.
No display on the front board and no cooling inside the unit.
If your refrigerator works on gas but won t work on electric you may have a burned out heating element.
And for long term use an all electric model freezer is frost free where conventional rv models are not.
Also check to see if the unit is still in warranty.
Norcold rv refrigerator repair manual.
If the unit works on lp gas but not on electric or vice versa it means the basic cooling unit is intact.
After checking the power to the rv all the breakers and fuses and the ac connect.
It s also important to note that this article is for gas absorption norcold model.
Then you ll just have to replace one part instead of the whole fridge.
I ve got some helpful rv refrigerator repair tips for you whether you have a dometic refrigerator not cooling a norcold refrigerator not cooling or any other rv fridge not working properly.
We ll give you a list of things to check to get it back on as soon as possible to be clear what we re talking about here is the refrigerator acting as if it has no power at all.
Is your norcold refrigerator not turning on nbsp no problem.
Here are the online repair manuals for the most popular rv refrigerators.
The freezer compartment is not only larger in an all electric model but it actually freezes the food solid whereas i notice some food in our rv refrigerator s freezer is seldom frozen solid.