Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 08:43:49 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject: Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
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Robert,
I can't offer a comprehensive list of possible problems because you did
some fairly extensive work on your fridge and something might be set
the wrong way just enough to keep it from working, but consider these
basics:
The LED on the fascia plate may or may not be hooked up or working. The
"
sight glass" into the combustion chamber that is embedded in the lower
left rear corner of your fridge is a direct view to the burner. If
there is a flame burning, you will see it as a bright blue horizontal
line across the dark viewing background. The trick is that if there is
any ambient light coming into the westy, you may mistake its reflection
for the flame. You have to lean the difference with experience. You can
see the flame grow after you light it, and then die away if it goes
out. If it's lit, you can barely perceive it flickering. It's no
different on other RVs I've messed with.
The other thing you should know is that while pre-starting the unit on
110 is helpful, it isn't always possible (so you have to be able to
light the fridge without a pre-run anyway) , and it is more important
to purge the lines after you service any gas appliance. They fill with
air and you'll almost never get them purged running just the fridge
pilot. Run the stove for five minutes and shut it off, then try the
fridge.
If the fridge is running, you should be able to hear the roar or the
flame inside the cabin as well as out at the vent, and will definitely
feel warm air at the outer vent if it's running.
And speaking of outer vent, it you didn't get it back in just the way
it came out, you'll have trouble keeping the fridge lit.
Jim
On May 2, 2005, at 8:19 AM, Mark Cumnock wrote:
> I have slowly been working on my punch list on the van going on 3
> years....
>
> I took the frig out, (on 110 volt the fan made alot of noise )
>
> So I took it out and replaced it with a new fan from Gowesty, then I
> cleaned out the combusion chamber it was spotless, makes good spark
>
> cleaned the fins and repainted the fins
>
> added the check valve upgrade from Gowesty
>
> I added a wireless thermometer from rip off shack , it reading device
> is
> on the dash , so going down the road I can is it is cooling or not
>
> I install it back in there, removed insulation were I could shot
> primer on
> the seams, to slow the rust
>
> After a bunch of pumps, I heard a woof, smelled burnt propane going
> out of
> the exhaust, it only lasted a 2 minutes?
>
> I did not let it run over night on 110 volts...
>
> The manual says "look for the pilot light " on the bottom left, is it
> saying the LED light, or am I suppose to see a flame on the bottom
> left of
> the frig
>
> The LED light never came on.
>
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