vlad Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Great forum and thanks for your help. In trying to routine my new 93 Dolphin, I find the refrigerator (dometic rm2410) won't work on gas or electric. Plugging it in trips the gfi every time. In order to test I'm supposing I have to bring voltage to the unit by bypassing the gfi which feeds it on the load side. Im hesitatant to do this being unfamiliar with the cause of the ground fault being triggered. Anyone have any experience troubleshooting this particular problem? Fridge is level, ventilated, gas pilot does light, but no cooling. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Plugged the refer direct to AC and the heating element worked. Let it run for 4 hours, put it back into the GFI circuit, did'nt trip the GFI. Ran it on gas, cooled as well. Hasn't been used in 5 years. Can anyone help me understand what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Plugged the refer direct to AC and the heating element worked. Let it run for 4 hours, put it back into the GFI circuit, did'nt trip the GFI. Ran it on gas, cooled as well. Hasn't been used in 5 years. Can anyone help me understand what happened? Did you take off the burner cover and look for insect nests (spiders, mud dabbers, etc). For some reason nest making bugs love to get into the fridge heating area as well as your furnace and water heater burners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 That I did not do. Seemed like it was tight with insulation, and nothing above was blocking the vent to the roof. I'll take it apart and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Here is some reading for you before you start taking things apart http://www.rvdoctor.com/Refrigerator.html http://www.rverscorner.com/articles/refer.html http://www.fabuloustravel.com/campers/rvtips/rvfridge.html Your problem may have been lack of use and settling of the ammonia. These things need to be used on a regular basis to keep everything working. A general cleaning would be in order just because of the 5 years of storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 All good links, thanks. I know my limitations, but when I questioned two techs about this problem, both recomended replacement. What a shock. Your second link was what I was looking for as far as how far to disassemble, i.e. part #6, just the cover. I like the settling explanation, and the disuse theory works for almost everything, including us, unfortunately. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 my experince supports the "setting" theory. Cleaning the burner on my frig made all the difference - there was ash built up on the burner - it is right behind an easy to remove cover on the right side (facing the back of the frig) - the cover should be warm (hot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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