| Norcold fridge [message #269662] |
Wed, 14 January 2015 13:06  |
Bill Shourt
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Location: Sherman Oaks ,Ca
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Unusual question for the brain trust. I installed a Norcold 462 fridge in my GMC twenty years ago. Could not be happier. Would keep temp at 35 degrees in one hundred degree weather running on propane or one ten current on number three setting. My coach is a 78 with the two louver panels behind the fridge. I blocked off the upper louvers and put a fridge vent on the roof. I also added a downward sloping box from the louvers to the bottom of the fridge and cut holes above the wheels to vent any gas leaks.
The problem I have is now when I run the fridge I can smell propane inside the coach. There is no smell with the propane on and the fridge not running on propane. The fridge still works like normal on propane. The only thing I can think of is some kind of leak between solenoid and burner but that does not seem likely. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated .
Bill and Michele Shourt
78 Kingsley, origional
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| Re: [GMCnet] Norcold fridge [message #269667 is a reply to message #269664] |
Wed, 14 January 2015 14:03  |
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Matt Colie
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Bill,
Jim could well be right, but if you don't find a leak, it could just be that the burner needs cleaning. When the flame isn't hot enough the mercaptan that is added to make the propane have odor does not get burned.
Matt
James Hupy wrote on Wed, 14 January 2015 14:14Bubble check all your propane connections and lines. Sounds like you might have a leak somewhere after the valve.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Jan 14, 2015 11:07 AM, "Bill Shourt" wrote:
> Unusual question for the brain trust. I installed a Norcold 462 fridge
> in my GMC twenty years ago. Could not be happier. Would keep temp at 35
> degrees in one hundred degree weather running on propane or one ten
> current on number three setting. My coach is a 78 with the two louver
> panels
> behind the fridge. I blocked off the upper louvers and put a fridge vent
> on the roof. I also added a downward sloping box from the louvers to the
> bottom of the fridge and cut holes above the wheels to vent any gas leaks.
> The problem I have is now when I run the fridge I can smell propane inside
> the coach. There is no smell with the propane on and the fridge not
> running on propane. The fridge still works like normal on propane. The
> only thing I can think of is some kind of leak between solenoid and burner
> but that does not seem likely. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated .
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> Bill and Michele Shourt
> 78 Kingsley, origional
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Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Norcold fridge [message #269751 is a reply to message #269662] |
Thu, 15 January 2015 15:40 |
Chris Tyler
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Location: Odessa FL
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See if you can see the flame. Should be blue , no yellow. Check your burner flue. If its blocked you will get this problem.
Easiest way to clean I found is to remobe the roof vent and run a long brush down.
A 4' section od steel cable can be unraveled at the end and a chucked into a drill is you have a lot od rust. N then blow with compressed air.
76 Glenbrook
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| Re: Norcold fridge [message #269757 is a reply to message #269751] |
Thu, 15 January 2015 18:15 |
Bullitthead
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What Matt and Chris and Jim said, and other than that; the mercaptan settles out to the bottom of the propane supply and if the tank gets real low there will be a greater percentage of it in the fuel. Learned this from the gas technician when the house system tank developed a leak and we ran low on fuel, the entire house smelled of propane just from the pilots on the stove.
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Norcold fridge [message #269978 is a reply to message #269760] |
Mon, 19 January 2015 08:32 |
Jim at the Co-op
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Location: Orlando Florida
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If I read year post right, you are saying you do not have access to the
back of your frig via a frig side vent. if this is so, to do any of what
they are talking about you will have to take your frig out. More important
is you really need a way to access the back of your frig, it's not only a
legal issue but also a safety one not to mention you have a paint in the
butt problem to service the LP side of the frig. It has done well for you
working still perfect except for smell after so many years. Usually RV
appliances do not work that long -- 5-7 years is all I expect and after
that they could be a safety issue. When we renovate coaches we pull a frig
that old. You need to go ahead and cut the frig vent if you don't have one
Jim Bounds
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 7:20 PM, Terry wrote:
> And what Jim said for those on the email list.
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> Terry Kelpien
> ASE Master Technician
> 73 Glacier 260
> Smithfield, Va.
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