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bonefish

02/7/2011 at 11:57am
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I AM IN NEED OF SOME URGENT ADVICE

My electrolux RM212 fidge is working on gas but the freezer part is working but not the fridge side. Any ideas.

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Francophile1947

02/7/2011 at 4:38pm
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I thought the cold from the freeze compartment cooled the rest of the fridge

That's what mine seems to do.

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tango55

02/7/2011 at 11:05pm
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How do you actually know the fridge part is not working, have you just put your hand in to feel if it's cold?

jeff juke

02/7/2011 at 11:09pm
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Lick it with your tonque and if it sticks its working,

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bonefish

02/7/2011 at 11:19pm
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The cold plate in the freezer compartment is very cold, but the vines in the fridge are no dropping in temperature to cool the fridge.

Thanks jeff Juke that was really helpfull!

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tango55

03/7/2011 at 12:54am
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It's actually hard to tell if the fridge is getting cold so the best thing to do is to leave the fridge running on gas, turn up the thermostat dial as high as it will go, put in a proper fridge thermometer and leave it for about 12 hours. Return after 12 hours and see what the thermostat is reading. The temperature should be round about 5-6 degrees celcius. If it hasn't decreased to this temperature then you need to have a service engineer to it because if the thermostat was malfunctioning the freezer wouldn't get cold either.

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wizard9956

03/7/2011 at 7:41am
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Check your door seal is sealing correctly .

atb

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geoff+emmy

03/7/2011 at 9:59am
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How can i get wifes tonque off fridge element?

sheppma

05/7/2011 at 9:45pm
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Why would you want too?..... lol

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split ends

19/7/2011 at 7:31pm
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This is exactly the same problem I'm having with mine! The freezer works fantastic but the fridge has very little cooling even after a few days. I would assume there is a fault that would cause this?

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bonefish

19/7/2011 at 8:01pm
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Funny thing happened after removing the fridge on site cleaning the jet out and leaving it up side down for several hours it was still the same so i removed the freezer door and managed with that.
Then i returned home switched the gas on and bingo door replaced and it cooled down.
Spoke to a caravan shop and they said that due to the age of the fridge and the extreme temperature at the time it could take up to 24 hours to cool, and they said to use propane instead of butane and that i should cool the fridge 2 days prior to going away on electric.Having only one electric socket for towing i now think i should fit the second to cool the fridge in transit.
Something they did mention that the fridge cools according to the outside temperature.
They also said if the freezer side works the fridge side will as they are part of the same function
So i have not investigated this any further will do all the above before my next outing to see what happens.

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michael

19/7/2011 at 11:05pm
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from my earlier post.

ours goes from a 1 - 7 setting,7 being the coldest.just this morning i have put the fridge on to cool for week before setting off.i will tell you of the temperatures tonight.i have a gauge in the fridge area and the ice box.because a fridge works on heat if you leave your outside covers on it will get colder in the fridge,covers normally only required at outside temperature of minus 10.it is set at 4 now.the outside temperature also has also to be taken into account.

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Bill Terry

20/7/2011 at 9:19pm
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just asked the wife if my fridge is ok. she said ummmmm.

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Roughing it in style at Calloose caravan and camping holiday park nr St Ives.(seasonal pitch)
Its not a hangover, its wine flu!

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just dont go there.

steveiem

23/7/2011 at 1:19am
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Quote: Originally posted by Bill Terry on 20/7/2011
just asked the wife if my fridge is ok. she said ummmmm.

keeps her away from the telly remote , but , you have to get your own beer ,,

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There's a place for all gods creatures ,,

Right next to the potatoes and veg ,,,

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