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Bought a van 18 months ago and have had a problem with the fridge 6 months ago,wouldnt work on electric had 2 caravan companies have a look,and both have said the element has gone.They have tried to remove the element to replace it but its that badly corroded on they are now saying we may have to buy another fridge.Surely when sold the van the caravan company should have spotted this....Anyway if anyone out there is looking to sell a 3 way fridge,please contact me as We would be very interested.Until then our half term hols is going to be put on hold !!

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ask here

http://www.caravanbreakers.net/90300/info.php?p=7&cat=68734

11 various fridges here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/forsale/ads.asp?c=Equipment&sb=d&sc=243&l=0

thanks for that,will have a look at whats selling.Yes we thought the same,spoke to thetford who said that it must be in a bad way to have the problem of removing it.

here too

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1311&_nkw=3+way+caravan+fridge&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Not easy to get out a corroded element but neither is it that difficult?! Two ways of doing it or at least start with method one and move up to the second method.

First remove the insulation to fully expose the element and the tube it fits inside, now you need two hammers, one, preferably a little heavier, you hold tightly against the tube at the back of where you hit with the other. This 'backing hammer' prevents your hammer blows with the lighter hammer doing any damage but also concentrates the blows, the idea is for the blows to vibrate the tube and loosen the grip of the rust, not knock the tube off!

So start fairly lightly and work up, while the rust is solid it will prevent the tube being distorted so you can be quite aggressive, but many lighter blows works better than a few heavy ones.

Last one I did did not respond to this, so fail safe second method is to heat the tube, For this you need oxy-propane or acetylene, not much use getting everything too hot using less heat, you need a lot in small area in a short space of time.