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Hi,

Been away at the weekend and issues with my 3-way fridge.

Whilst towing using by vehicle to power the fridge it was working fine.  But when switching to gas i could not get it to ignite at all.

Spoke to someone on site who suggested 'blacking out' the caravan and trying to see if it was sparking through the wee glass in the corner.  I could not see it sparking.

I is a push but lighter.  Any idea if there can be replaced easily enough or if there is something i should be checking?

It is most likely to be dirt on top of the jet, this is the most common cause and also the easiest to sort out. Take the lower of the vents off on the outside and you will see the jet assembly in it's little chimney. If you can get something that will give it a blast of pressuried air then blow that into the area with luck that will clear it, if no compressed air is available then try a vacuum cleaner to suck around the area. Before having to take the fridge out to change the igniter I would also try using a gas barbecue lighter  ( the ones with a flame coming out of the nozzle )  and sticking ait into the area of the fridge gas jet and getting someone inside to open the gas valve for the fridge, this might alos blow any dirt away.

I had this problem a couple of years ago and could not clear it so that it ignited from the piezzo igniter but I could light it from the side. However when I arrived on site the fact that I had lit it manually and the movement of the van had sorted it out and it has worked ever since

Did you take the cover off the out side vent? and also did you hold down the gas knob while trying to ignite so there was gas flowing - it can take quite a few goes.