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23/6/2013 at 10:33am
Location: Swindon
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Hi all.
Our fridge has packed up on us on all 3 settings. I've been told it has a blockage and I need a new won . Before I splash out over £600 I would like to try the old trick of taking the fridge out and turning it upside down to free the crystals . My question is has anyone done this trick and if so how long did it last for.
The caravan had been stood for over a year and the fridge is a thetford n80.
Hope some of you gurus can help
Steve
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23/6/2013 at 11:31am
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Inverting fridge as described can help to mix coolant but usually only works if fridge does still get cold but not as cold as it should, however, worth a try as fridge will have to come out anyway. If it has failed completely on all modes & inverting don't work then its probable that coolant has leaked out so new fridge required.
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23/6/2013 at 2:21pm
Location: UK
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See if the rear gets hot when on mains (It should, as it uses a heater element) if not see if mains voltage is getting to the heater ! this is usually fed from the thermostat.
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23/6/2013 at 2:28pm
Location: Swindon
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Hi Thanks for that. I have had a caravan engineer out and he said he had heard of this upside down trick but it wouldn't work . He tried the gas was getting hot, ok ,and the electric was also ok its just the fridge ammonia has a blockage. I have managed to get the fridge out and it is now upside down for a few hours then I will check how it goes on electric as he will do the gas coupling on our service.
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23/6/2013 at 4:26pm
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I got that trick to work on a domestic fridge. Never needed to try on the 'van.
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Looks a cool design. How does she tow ?
