Ron 'n Sue Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Last night, sometime during the evening, our frig electric quit. We were plugged into 'shore power' at the time, and only other thing on shore power at the time was t.v. That didn't turn off. Turned to Gas operation and frig cooled off overnight. Question - is there a fuse that might have blown? If so, where would it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nope it's the same breaker as the outlets. Thermostat or the 120 volt heating element. Just for kicks have a look inside the outside door and make sure the dang think is plugged in proper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Question - is there a fuse that might have blown? If so, where would it be? Depends on what model refrigerator you have. Some Dometic 2 and 3 way units have a separate 5 amp AC fuse in back. That is a fuse just for the refrigerator to work when in AC power mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Here's a Dometic diagram showing the 5 amp AC used on some 3-way models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron 'n Sue Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Dometic RM 2410. WE were plugged in for several days, with no problem, not moving. Just suddenly quit. So it's unlikely to be the plug. We had the thermostat replaced about 4 years ago, so hopefully isn't that again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Here's a Dometic diagram showing the 5 amp AC used on some 3-way models. That's an electronic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I'm guessing the heating element is toes up don't remember exactly where it plugs in but if you can find the connector an ohm meter will tell you right away. The heater is inside of the big tube attached to the boiler assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Un plug the power leads to the AC heater and check for continuity with an ohm meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Dometic RM 2410. WE were plugged in for several days, with no problem, not moving. Just suddenly quit. So it's unlikely to be the plug. We had the thermostat replaced about 4 years ago, so hopefully isn't that again! If your's is a 2-way with Piezo lighter, it has a heating element that should read 80-110 ohms if you check it with an ohm-meter. If it reads within that range - I'd suspect the contacts inside the rotary switch. I've had to pull apart many of those rotary switches and clean the contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron 'n Sue Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hopefully our service guy will fix the right thing, rather than the most expensive. He suspects the element. Fixing the rotary switch contacts might be a less expensive fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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