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Post by vikx on Oct 12, 2013 21:08:25 GMT -8
Mobile is always full of cheer... Many of us have been there.
Billy, your fridge looks pretty rusty and the cooling unit (coils) could have failed. There may be lighting instructions if there's a little drop down door on the front.
If not: Check the chimney and fridge area for debris and nests, clean accordingly. Turn the tanks and fridge gas valve on. (the little lever will be "inline" with the gas line) You may need a helper at the back to light the burner. Push the pilot button in for at least a minute. Have the helper click a BBQ lighter at the burner until it lights. It usually takes at least an hour or two for the fridge to cool on gas. Give it some time. Feel the coils, they should be warm.
Some old fridges have a pilot tube with holes in it from the front of the fridge to the back. The tube is lit at the front and flares toward the back burner. A little disconcerting.
If you smell ammonia, or hear gurgling, the cooling unit is no longer working. Yellow powder is another tell tale sign that it has gone bad.
Good luck to you. VK
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Post by Billy on Oct 22, 2013 15:53:54 GMT -8
Just an update..Well I've been sneaking in some work here & there to try to get the camper leak areas fixed before winter.. I got the back window assenbly in & re sealed. I also got the street side front glass cut & resealed that window as well. & I cut out the paneling from under the back window that had been ruined by the lesk for years... The wood looks great to me & I see no rot. Yay.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 22, 2013 18:58:38 GMT -8
Good job Billy. Sounds like you are doing things in the right order.
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Post by bigbill on Oct 23, 2013 4:55:11 GMT -8
Billy As you check your trailer for problems check your bottom board that supports the walls, part of my walls looked perfect with no rot, mold, or mildew but my lower board was decaying from the bottom up. It was a very easy repair but had I not caught it in a few more years I could have been towing it down the road and had a major collapse. The outside floor joist were perfect just the 3/4 by 2 board was going bad. It looks like you have a very nice outfit that will bring you years of pleasure the only problem that I can see you having is the crowds of people that will be standing around admiring it.
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