Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:25:14 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Fridge again
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Yes, the square amber light will flash when the ignitor is sparking,
otherwise it remains unlit. ABOVE the fridge there is an LED panel
which has water level and battery level indicated on LEDs. In some
models there is an LED (green in stock form) that is lit when the
flame is on in the combustion chamber of your fridge. It dims and
brightens depending on intensity of the flame and can be difficult to
see. Some of us have replaced that green LED with a blue LED which is
much easier to see.
If the square amber (or red) light doesn't flash when you have pushed
in the button to run on Propane it means you already are lit (unlikely
if you haven't been using your fridge for a while) or you have a
problem with generating a spark.
I've already covered the possibly problems. Unless you have a battery
problem, you'll have to pull the fridge to investigate the specific
reason for failure.
On Oct 6, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Stu Schwartz wrote:
> Bob,Jeff
>
> I am not that knowlegeble regarding these machines, however I don't
> believe we are talking about the stacked amber lights on the kitchen
> panel (BTW,
> these are green, yellow, red to indicate water tank level and then
> the green one under those indicates the fridge is running on
> propane). I am specifically
> speaking about an amber light that is on the face of the
> refridgerator itself right above the 3 square panel button for DC/AC/
> Propane. According to the
> directions, once you press the propane button, this amber light
> blinks, indicating that it is sparking and that it is time to press
> the F (round) button override
> (let's in propane even though the flame is off) and pump the air.
> Once you have oxygen (pump), propane (F button) and spark (A Propane
> square) button,
> you should have all the ingredients to light the flame. Once the
> flame is lit, this amber light is supposed to stay solid indicating
> that the fridge is running. In
> addition, the green LED on the kitchen panel (bottom of the water
> tank LED's) should also glow. (And if you are really good, you
> should be able to see the
> blue flame through the little window on the bottom left corner
> inside the fridge).
>
> Anyway, that is my understanding.
>
> --peace--
> stu
>
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:27 -0400, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:41:15 +0000
>> From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET>
>> Subject: Re: Fridge again....
>
>> They're talking about the 3 vertically stacked amber lights on the
>> face of the kitchen panel, next to the switch.
>> I don't know about the '85, whether that has this feature. The
>> bottom amber light, when the switch is on, lights up when the
>> fridge is running.
>
>>> This amber light you speak of - mine doesn't have such a thing. I
>>> have an 85. Yours is newer?
>>>
>>> Also, any difference between US and Canadian fridges?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jeff
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