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Subject Topic: three way fridge Post Reply Post New Topic
25/4/2006 at 9:10pm
 Location: shrewsbury
 Outfit: suncamp 500
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Bought one of these second hand out of the paper at the end of last season. When the chap showed it me he had it plugged into the mains and it seemed to be working fine. Went camping last weekend and hooked it up to the gas and found that it wasn't working! don't know if it's something that I'm doing wrong or if there is something wrong with it. Does anyone know if there's somewhere I can take it to get it checked out?

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25/4/2006 at 10:38pm
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When you say not working do you mean the gas does not light or the fridge doesn't get cold If its not lighting its poss your not holding the gas knob in long enough   to light you need to turn the knob on and then hold in while you light the gas when lit you have to carry on holding the knob in till the thermocoupler has warmed up about 5 to 10 secs then you can let go and it should operate properly


25/4/2006 at 10:40pm
 Location: Liversedge West Yorkshire
 Outfit: CabanonGalaxyDL Amazon600 Icarus500
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Hi Debs,
You did'nt mention the make/model of your 3 way fridge, but if it's a combicool (waeco) take a look here and take your pick
Cheers,
Graham.

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25/4/2006 at 10:46pm
 Location: Blackburn Lancashire
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Mine wouldn't work when I turned it all the way to the ignition point (with the flame) but it lights OK when I just turn it to number three on the knob.

I;m glad I found that out, in time for this coming weekend and just before I took it out :-)

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25/4/2006 at 11:21pm
 Location: Yorkshire
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Ours won't work if the camper isn't level, use chocks if this is the case

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26/4/2006 at 12:44am
 Location: Kent
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Hi Debi ......... it was said to me to have the combi on a crate - to make it higher than the gas bottle .......


26/4/2006 at 9:40am
 Location: Milnrow Rochdale
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Hi

Sometimes it take a bit to get it lit on gas, when you switch the gas on it take a few miniutes for it to come up the pipe, keep trying and if you hold your hand over the hole at the back, you will feel heat coming out when its lit, if it wont light with the ignition you can try lighting it with a match, i havent done this for a long time but if I remember correctly theres a hole on the back near the bottom, hopefully someone will be along to confirm this.

Good luck



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26/4/2006 at 5:10pm
 Location: shrewsbury
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Thanks for all those ideas folks,

the gas is lighting and I can feel the warmth coming out of the back, but the fridge inside is just not getting cold! I'll try getting it higher than the gas and level and see how that goes

Ta



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26/4/2006 at 7:06pm
 Location: Blackburn Lancashire
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don't bother lifting the fridge if it is lighting ok..
Turn it upside down for an hour, then back for an hour then upside down for another hour.
The coolant has settled at the bottom.


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26/4/2006 at 7:07pm
 Location: Dorset
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If it's a caravan type fridge rather than a combicool type I think the advice is to turn it upside down and let the gas inside the fridge circulate.  My dad tried this with his after a winter and it worked!! 

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26/4/2006 at 7:33pm
 Location: gateshead
 Outfit: caravan
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can i just say thanks as our frigde did not work when we went away last weekend and i have just read your answer so OH is going to give it a try turning it upside down


27/4/2006 at 8:25pm
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THANKS AGAIN, I'M JUST OFF TO THE GARAGEW TO TURN MY FRIDGE UPSIDE DOWN!!!

 



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