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Hi all,

We are about to have a look at our fridge and try and fix it   If I explain the problem, any advice would be welcome. We'd go straight to a dometic service engineer but it's a few hours journey and we'd have to leave the van there a week!

240v is fine as 12v.

Gas - the yellow light comes on and flickers whilst it tries to ignite - sometimes this does ignite and the lights stays on for a while and then it flickers again (meaning it isn't working we understand) Mostly it won't light at all.

We have been told to clean the jet, but we aren't sure where this is or if it can be removed to be cleaned? And we don't know how to get it out. (in laymans idiot proof terms )

has anyone done this? There are a few fridge problems already on the site but I haven't found the same one - yet!

Thank you

Hi Tentz,

Thanks for the tip about meths. 

We have just come back in from the cold.

It doesn't appear to be blocked. As long as the ignitor is clicking the flame lights and as soon as it stops igniting the flame goes out. So we are thinking it must be something else.  Someone is going to test the control box for us (a mechanic who works on air conditioning) hopefully that will provide an answer.  A question as to whether it is a thermo coupling (I'm told)

sounds like a thermocouple problem  .is there a mobile fitter that could call in your area if you cannot fitt one yourself .have a look at this

http://www.motorhomefacts.com/forum-printtopic-1-64505-0-0-asc-viewresult-1.html

Hi dsewell,

Thanks for the link, am reading it now. Do you know where the thermocoupling is? I don't even know what it looks like.

We are hoping this person we'll hopefully see this week will know.

his is one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dometic-electrolux-caravan-fridge-thermocouple-/300464937586

and this   http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=81718

not same fridge but shows a thermo. http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/DometicRMB182B/DometicRM182B.pdf