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via mobile 23/6/2021 at 5:21pm
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Hi I need to remove a fridge that is in a Coachman Mirage 350/2.(1995?). Anyone know how to do this please. .I have been told it might also be on a gas pipe?


23/6/2021 at 6:19pm
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Sorry, can't assist with how to specifically remove as unfamiliar with that particular van, BUT if typical 3-way fridge, you will likely have two 12v supply cables (one from leisure battery/control box, one from tow hitch 12v supply), a 240v 'mains' supply that may be via a conventional 13A plug and socket (just unplug it!), or it may be hard wired into a junction box (need terminals disconnecting). You will almost certainly have a gas supply on rigid metal piping.

Not sure that most of those connections (certainly not gas pipe!) have enough slack to allow pulling fridge out of installed position before disconnecting! Think you need to find out where access is to the various connections with fridge in situ, before attempting to remove, sometimes they can be accessed from outside through one of the vent holes after removing grill. There may be a gas isolation valve somewhere in the pipe run from the gas regulator - but ENSURE gas is off before disconnecting pipes!

With a mix of gas and electrics, general advice is leave the dis-connection/re-connection stuff to a professional or very experienced/knowledgeable type, not good place for novices to be tinkering, lives/well being at stake if you get it wrong!


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Thank you. I have noticed that it is wired into a fuse box below the fridge, no plug. I will try and find someone who can remove correctly for me. I hope it's not too expensive.


24/6/2021 at 9:52am
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I removed the fridge from my Coachman Mirage a few years ago.

If I remember correctly removing the external grill facilitates access to some of the items you will need to disconnect, the gas flue being the one that comes to mind.

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24/6/2021 at 10:13am
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Brain cells beginning to fire up now !!! Gas connection was in drawer space below fridge.

Unfastening fixing screws at the front allowed the fridge to be pulled forward enough to reach the electrical connections which sit on the top of the fridge, and as I mentioned in earlier post, remove the external grill giving you access to the gas flue (do that FIRST before trying to pull fridge forwards).

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Thank you so much I will have a look and see if I can do anything myself.


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Would the Gas isolation valve just be a turn on turn off switch.


24/6/2021 at 1:45pm
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the isolator will be but the pipe needs to be unscrewed at a joint, really needs a gas engineer. inside the fridge there should be 4 fixing points 2 either side near the front of the cabinet top and bottom, they may be covered with covers! which will need to be removed to access the screws. on some vans the screws caused a burr on the outer cabinet which can damage the kitchen units when pulling out, we used to use 4 pieces of thin plate tapped into the side to protect this from happening.



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