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| [GMCnet] More Fridge crap [message #256550] |
Fri, 25 July 2014 21:38  |
<rallymaster
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I was told by an RV dealer not to run the fridge while driving, because
the fridge had to be level, and the road is not always level. Same
person told me it was against the law in Oregon to have an LP valve open
while the vehicle was moving.
I'm getting awfully tired of having RV dealers try to blow smoke up my
whatever they're trying to blow smoke up.
Problem is that this is the other local Norcold service center near me.
The Olinger Camping World place told me they couldn't fix the problem
because they didn't install the fridge. Now the other one gives me this
crap about running the fridge on the road. They also asked if a metal
panel had been removed from the upper part of the fridge compartment, or
if a fan had been removed, and told me that one reason the fridge didn't
work was that it was too hot in the compartment due to improper air flow.
Come to think of it, they did say that the 120v heating unit showed
sighn of being very hot. Maybe that's the problem-not enough windings on
the heater, so it's drawing too much current. They are calling Norcold
for more clues, I guess. Norcold installation manual doesn't call out a
maximum amount of space between back of the unit and the wall for
operation, only a spacing for best operation. Camping World Wilsonville
service folk said, "if the chimney is hot, and the fridge is not cooling,
it's the cooling unit. Now all they have to do is figure out why.
S'pose they're trying to get out of a warranty repair?????
Next time they call with a "progress report" I think I'll ask them to
stick a big fan in there, and blow air up to the upper vent, and see if
it works.
Rant over.............for now.
ronc
Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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| Re: [GMCnet] More Fridge crap [message #256555 is a reply to message #256550] |
Fri, 25 July 2014 22:04  |
jimk
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Location: Belmont, CA
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Ron,
That is a bunch of cr p.
The amonia loves to be rocked around inthe tube.
You do not want to leave it on for more than an hour on tilt as the
gas/fluid will not circulate on is own and will cristalize.
When that happen, thae a rubber mallet and tap on the tube and see if you
can get it to liquify.
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:38 PM, wrote:
>
> I was told by an RV dealer not to run the fridge while driving, because
> the fridge had to be level, and the road is not always level. Same
> person told me it was against the law in Oregon to have an LP valve open
> while the vehicle was moving.
>
> I'm getting awfully tired of having RV dealers try to blow smoke up my
> whatever they're trying to blow smoke up.
>
> Problem is that this is the other local Norcold service center near me.
> The Olinger Camping World place told me they couldn't fix the problem
> because they didn't install the fridge. Now the other one gives me this
> crap about running the fridge on the road. They also asked if a metal
> panel had been removed from the upper part of the fridge compartment, or
> if a fan had been removed, and told me that one reason the fridge didn't
> work was that it was too hot in the compartment due to improper air flow.
> Come to think of it, they did say that the 120v heating unit showed
> sighn of being very hot. Maybe that's the problem-not enough windings on
> the heater, so it's drawing too much current. They are calling Norcold
> for more clues, I guess. Norcold installation manual doesn't call out a
> maximum amount of space between back of the unit and the wall for
> operation, only a spacing for best operation. Camping World Wilsonville
> service folk said, "if the chimney is hot, and the fridge is not cooling,
> it's the cooling unit. Now all they have to do is figure out why.
> S'pose they're trying to get out of a warranty repair?????
>
> Next time they call with a "progress report" I think I'll ask them to
> stick a big fan in there, and blow air up to the upper vent, and see if
> it works.
>
> Rant over.............for now.
>
> ronc
>
> Ron & Linda Clark
> 1978 Eleganza II
> North Plains, ORYGUN
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| Re: [GMCnet] More Fridge crap [message #256565 is a reply to message #256550] |
Fri, 25 July 2014 23:44 |
<rallymaster
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Yeaah,crap, that's the stuff, organic fertilizer. Dometic says there's no
problem, I have it in writing in their email, but I haven't heard from
Norcold, yet.
Which tubes, Jim, the large ones at the bottom or the smaller ones near
the top?
Thanks,
Ron
On Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:04:06 -0700 Jim Kanomata
writes:
> Ron,
> That is a bunch of cr p.
> The amonia loves to be rocked around inthe tube.
> You do not want to leave it on for more than an hour on tilt as
> the
> gas/fluid will not circulate on is own and will cristalize.
> When that happen, thae a rubber mallet and tap on the tube and see
> if you
> can get it to liquify.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:38 PM, wrote:
>
>>
>> I was told by an RV dealer not to run the fridge while driving,
> because
>> the fridge had to be level, and the road is not always level.
> Same
>> person told me it was against the law in Oregon to have an LP
> valve open
>> while the vehicle was moving.
>>
>> I'm getting awfully tired of having RV dealers try to blow smoke
> up my
>> whatever they're trying to blow smoke up.
>>
>> Problem is that this is the other local Norcold service center
> near me.
>> The Olinger Camping World place told me they couldn't fix the
> problem
>> because they didn't install the fridge. Now the other one gives me
> this
>> crap about running the fridge on the road. They also asked if a
> metal
>> panel had been removed from the upper part of the fridge
> compartment, or
>> if a fan had been removed, and told me that one reason the fridge
> didn't
>> work was that it was too hot in the compartment due to improper
> air flow.
>> Come to think of it, they did say that the 120v heating unit
> showed
>> sighn of being very hot. Maybe that's the problem-not enough
> windings on
>> the heater, so it's drawing too much current. They are calling
> Norcold
>> for more clues, I guess. Norcold installation manual doesn't call
> out a
>> maximum amount of space between back of the unit and the wall for
>> operation, only a spacing for best operation. Camping World
> Wilsonville
>> service folk said, "if the chimney is hot, and the fridge is not
> cooling,
>> it's the cooling unit. Now all they have to do is figure out why.
>> S'pose they're trying to get out of a warranty repair?????
>>
>> Next time they call with a "progress report" I think I'll ask them
> to
>> stick a big fan in there, and blow air up to the upper vent, and
> see if
>> it works.
>>
>> Rant over.............for now.
>>
>> ronc
>>
>> Ron & Linda Clark
>> 1978 Eleganza II
>> North Plains, ORYGUN
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
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> Jim Kanomata
> Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
> jimk@appliedairfilters.com
> http://www.appliedgmc.com
> 1-800-752-7502
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Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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| Re: [GMCnet] More Fridge crap [message #256654 is a reply to message #256550] |
Sat, 26 July 2014 22:22 |
captjack
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Location: Sebastopol, California
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I don't know what the problem might be. I run my refrigerator when I'm driving all the time. I do insure that I shut it off when I'm fueling up. Mine would only work on LP when I bought the coach. Turned out the control board was bad. I bought and installed a Dinosaur replacement board which fixed the problem. I found a manual for my frig at the following site.
http://bryantrv.com/docs.html
Jack Christensen - K6ROW,
'76 Glenbrook/Clasco - "The Silver Bullet",
Sebastopol, CA
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