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hi all, my fridge seems to have packed up the green light is on but the fridge wont chill at all, and when switched over to try gas the pilot will light when holding in the control knob but then after holding it in for 30 seconds the knob pops out out again when relased and it goes out again, any ideas please, no smell of ammonia or anything else is it worth just putting a table top fridge in and removing the 3 way fridge completley, as calling out engineers seems expensive. its an electrolux in a 1997 elddis mistral vogue

many thanks craig

hi bill many thanks for your responce i tried holding in the gas knob for over 5 mins just goes out when released and the 240v i left overnight and nothing at all, never cooled down at all, i have taken the unit out and am trying  the turning it upside down trick as mentioned on other posts, but i doubt this will work but worth a shot to see if the ammonia as crystalized, cleaned the jet out at the base and giving it a good clean while i have the unit out, will try it tomorrow if not its a table top unit i think unless i can get any more advice,

thanks for the shout taxi Paul i have seen them on ebay as well for about £35 and some are 50 litre so having a good scout about

Quote: Originally posted by hammyhar on 16/8/2012

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hi all, my fridge seems to have packed up the green light is on but the fridge wont chill at all, and when switched over to try gas the pilot will light when holding in the control knob but then after holding it in for 30 seconds the knob pops out out again when relased and it goes out again, any ideas please, no smell of ammonia or anything else is it worth just putting a table top fridge in and removing the 3 way fridge completley, as calling out engineers seems expensive. its an electrolux in a 1997 elddis mistral vogue

many thanks craig

green light means you have electric supply only.quite possible the element has failed.gas failed to light: run the grill for bit then try again.could be a bit of air in the pipes.

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hi albion yes its level had the spirit level on it to check

hi carl just turned the fridge back up could hear the gurgling of the liquid moving around i have wired the fridge back up and turned it on and will let it run for a few hours and see if it works will check to see if the element heats up, it is the one with the red sleeve and not the grey one, if it has gone are they hard to fit

many thanks for all the advice just love this site so helpfull

 craig