hi i have just bought our first motorhome and am having trouble getting the fridge to run on gas.its sparking fine but not lighting, previous owner said it worked fine.ive just put in a new gas bottle and the hob works ok so i know the gas is getting through,its an elecrolux 3 way but not sure on the model. is there something im missing? the electrical side of it is set to 0 so thats ok, ant help much appreciated.
hi my first thought is are you holding the button in for at least 10 secs before igniting and after, also on one of mine i had to lay on the floor blocking the sun to be sure i could see it had worked.
mike
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Are you sure you have turned the inline gas tap on. They will be situated in one of the kitchen lockers. You will have four of each for, cooker, water boiler, gas heater, and the fridge.
hi thanks for the replys,yes i think the inline gas is on,there are two next to each other,one for the cooker and one for the fridge,ive held the gas in for 10seconds then press the ignitor and it keeps sparking but cant see any flame,i can smell gas though. also can anyone tell me where i fill the oil for the engine? its a 2.0 petrol fiat ducato 1990,thanks
Quote: Originally posted by mike.wilkinson on 05/5/2007
hi my first thought is are you holding the button in for at least 10 secs before igniting and after, also on one of mine i had to lay on the floor blocking the sun to be sure i could see it had worked.
mike
Agreed! I used to think mine was a pig to light on gas, until I realised the problem was me not being able to see the flame properly. Have now found the perfect, contortioned position and works every time
It does take a few more efforts when it hasn't been lit for a while.
Can I ask, does it work OK when its run on Mains? It maybe the fridge needs to come out and have a little tlc if it doesn't work on Mains either.
ive not yet tried the fridge on 240 or 12v as ive only had the van a week but now its not sparking either,but the leisure battery is running low so that could explain it.i will try what you have all said and failing that i will take the fridge out and try cleaning the jet.its all new to me so any advice is appreciated.
just a quick update.i had 2 problems,there was rust coming out of the flu and blocking the burner and also the thermocouple had gone .got it going again now but thanks for the replys