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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 20:03:13 GMT -8
Howdy. I have a vintage 1968 Dometic fridge in my new-to-me Land Commander. Trying to figure out if it works, obviously. What I know so far is that the pilot light lights. Or I assume that's all that is happening.
From the scattered information I've read, once the pilot is lit and you turn the temperature down, there ought to be a fairly loud sound from the burner when it kicks in. But so far, pilot only. I'm perfectly happy to start taking the thing apart, but thought other's experience might help me out. So I'm all ears. BTW, I know it's a crap shoot whether or not it actually gets cold, but...
Thanks in advance, and, GO HAWKS! (Couldn't help myself :-)
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Post by vikx on Jan 27, 2014 22:09:25 GMT -8
The old fridges often didn't have a pilot. I'm guessing yours is like the one we had in my LC... The flame normally doesn't make a lot of noise in a fridge. It covers the burner area and should be blue, maybe 3/8 to 1/2 inch high? If it's lit, the burner may be on. Leave it over night and see if you get cooling. The freezer area will be cold first. The coils on the back should be pretty warm to the touch. Gurgling is a bad sign, the smell of ammonia or yellow powder around the cooling unit. A good replacement is a Norcold n300. It fits the space very well and does not require 12 volts to operate. You will need an outlet because it's a two way model. Here's some photos of the install: 67landcommander.shutterfly.com/pictures/131Good luck and hope it works! VK |
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Post by kirkadie on Jan 28, 2014 8:56:17 GMT -8
Maybe before leaving the fridge on too long you might make sure there are no nests/hives/insulation rearranged by mice, in or around burners or the combustion chamber. Creatures love campers as much as we do and often invite themselves in without making reservations, so please poke around a bit, even use a mechanics mirror to look in places you can't see.
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Post by bigbill on Jan 28, 2014 9:08:33 GMT -8
That is excellent advice we should all check any areas in or around fire or fumes for nest or any other type of blockage every time we have have let the trailer set for any length of time but at least every spring before use. You could prevent a serious fire or worse so be careful and check them out in only takes a few minutes.
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Post by cowcharge on Feb 3, 2014 18:18:02 GMT -8
Make sure it's within a degree or two of level side-to-side, or it won't work correctly. The slope in the tubes in the cooling unit have to allow the coolant to flow back down to the tank.
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Post by vikx on Feb 3, 2014 23:30:53 GMT -8
Thank you all for good points! The chimney and roof vent area can have nests and debris as well...
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