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Dometic caravan fridge problems forum Good air flow for cooler air intake through the compressor. The 3way simply would not keep things cold while on 12v for traveling , the fridge was quite old I'll admit but given that I had to replace it anyway I went for a compressor fridge as I had in my previous caravan and was very happy with. Dometic RPD190 compressor fridge - and possibly other models If I press and hold the temperature button for 5 secs, the left 3 of 5 blue leds flash several times. The problem was Apparently caused by ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Dometic Fridge Troubleshooting Solutions. We have a dometic 2553 3 way fridge in the caravan. Any suggestions, please. 56, isopropyl alcohol, WD40 and Ronsonol lighter fluid. When we arrived here before Christmas (Avoca Vic) we discovered our fridge wasn't running on gas. The freezer part seems to stay cold but the main part seems to go off for a while and then back on again. Got to our campsite and decided now that the fridge was cold to try it once more on 240v. The problem with fridge locks is common. Share I am asking for comments about replacing the RPD218 (2nd one) with a suitable House fridge. Caravaners Forum - Since 2000. See the index page for the full list. Use this forum for: TECHNICAL ISSUES ONLY about Caravans, Motorhomes, Tow Vehicles and Towing. Search • Caravaners Forum I am looking at buying a new caravan and the one I am considering has a Dometic RUC 6408X compressor fridge fitted, with solar this is NOT a problem. Just been fitted. We had the same problem. Assist your readers by making your topic heading as relevant and descriptive as possible. They were too long. Forum rules. The Top hinge pin has worn away the plastic on the top of the door allowing it to drop. Good to have someone who's seen the same problem and is willing to take the time to share what they learned. 2 months after picking up the Caravan the fridge started playing up and would not keep frozen food frozen. We have a 2023 Renault Summit Shine 540. I have an older Dometic fridge RM2453 where operation on 12V is very unsatisfactory. It will not cool below 5 degrees in the fridge even when the thermostat is turned to max, which would normally freeze everything. As well as the 25mmmaximum clearance from the fins, the diagrams show all the things that should be The fridge freezer in my Cartegena 3 has stopped freezing. Just wondered if this was maybe something obvious that you TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. • Caravaners Forum Caravan/Motorhome Type: Safari 2012, 20' Delta caravan. ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes My Dometic RMD 8551 Fridge keeps faulting whether on gas or 240vac, the blue run light flashes & the beeper go off every 20 seconds, no other fault lights are flashing so I can't tell what the cause is, has anyone else experienced this problem? Dave, to get that fridge working properly I would suggest sacrificing a bit of that cupboard above the fridge add some ply sheets in that cupboard to make a duct up through the cupboard. I have turned 240 off, waited and back on. Dometic Series 10 door A guy on a FB group I'm on had all kinds of Can anyone please, please help!!! My 2004 Bessacarr Cameo 495 is fitted with a Dometec RM7295L fridge. Dometic fridge problem. I have turned off the van 12v power at the control unit. › Caravans. We run our Dometic caravan fridge on 3 which leaves the fridge slightly warmer than ideal but reduces the frosting in the freezer - nevertheless we still need to remove the frost from the freezer cooling fins every week with a First thing today and rechecking the fridge ( putting my hand in the freezer ) and it was nice and cold. Our Dometic fridge kept switching itself off after about 20 minutes of If you search dometic 8551 inthe forum you will find a number of us with this model fridge have had similar faults or even the same problem. It has never been a problem over the years in fact it has been perfect. 29/6/2021 at 5:49pm Location: Essex The caravan is a Bailey Pegasus. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; We took possession of our new Atlantic Endeavour 18. One week at Hervey Bay and the fridge works a treat. The site will be free from advertising & suitable for General Viewing. Dometic fridge not working on gas. I use this means to seek advice from learned colleagues who have a Dometic fridge. Fridge removed and voltage checks to TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. We have a 23' Jayco Sterling with Dometic 2553 3 way fridge. Sianelen Forum Participant Posts: 85. May 14, 2008 #3 Many thanks Rupert - that is a brilliant Without knowing the details of every caravan fridge - then I'm guessing your fridge was like Hi welcome to the forum You say the fault is intermittent on 12v and OK on gas and 240v, the fridge will only work on 12v when connected to towing vehicle, if its intermittent when connected to the towing vehicle it could be a bad connection /bad earth, or some smart alternators will let voltage drop to less than 12. Hi we are new to campers and the forum - our fridge was working but now isn’t cooling and lit up with every warning light known to human kind. It beeps like 30 seconds then stops then starts again. Welcome to the Forum Bill, I suspect that the fridge isn't getting any cool air at the back of fridge, or is In my case the problem was the 'elbow' at the top of the hot air vent pipe had come adrift and wasn I tried, but the spline wouldn't enter the roller. I have since been able to rectify the switch which was originally not working. TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. G. It is not possible to "re gas" any caravan fridge. We are now up in Darwin and have switched it to 240V, for the last week, but have not used the van as we are in a house sit. Turned out the chimney was blocked with several mud wasps nests. Dometic RMD 8551 fridge problems. Sun on that side of the caravan could easily push up temperature another 10°C so look at doing the insulation properly. Australia & New Zealand's forum where members discuss & seek information from other members in relation to all RV's & like topics in a friendly environment. My dometic, 8551 model, fridge works fine on 240v and freezer Posts: 8761. In fact, it doesn't seem to be cooling at all. There is no problem igniting the gas and it stays alight ok. So no problem as far as installation. Members Login; Username : Password : Login : Remember Me : New Member Lost Account John has not been on the forum since 11:23 Aug 9, 2019. We start off with it well chilled, plugged in overnight, put in stuff from The Dometic series 10 fridge door is horrendously designed with flimsy fittings. By maginn July 19, 2021 in Kitchen Appliances Cooking, BBQ & Fridge/Freezer. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; ↳ The Renovation (Reno) Sounds great, thanks very much Dustydog. ↳ RV Electrics Dometic themselves are umming and arhhing so far on general Dometic RMS 8550 fridge - change ghastly blue LED? Thread starter BaileyNiggles; Its the fridge control panel LEDs that are annoying they seem to fully illuminate the caravan at night. A close look, and I saw the end cap partially blocked the track. Keep forgetting to put some gaffer tape over them! Craigyoung. To fix it properly meant removing the whole fridge and that was a bit of a faff, I, therefore, placed a small piece of 5mm plywood under the metal bracket to support it on the floor, the job's a good'un. Jun 3, 2010 #1 Our When we have had fridge problems in the past we called Dometic and they sent mobile engineer to our house to fix the problem. Have taken to three different guys who all think the same, as it’s 2008 fridge. Skip to content The fridge has three different electrical power supplies and one is for the control so worth checking control fuse and power in good condition and does not have an intermittent problem. Today, we’ll look at some of the common problems you might encounter with a Dometic RV fridge and how you can troubleshoot them. This T rating is supposed to allow the fridge to freeze to -21C in ambient temeratures of 45C, or so the manual says, as the T stands for - rated for Tropics. This time i forgot. 2017 3:26 am. I'll try that next time I'm at the caravan, which could be weeks or months from now. B. Jun 2, 2008 62 0 0. Our dometic fridge in our s5 senator stopped working on mains electric in france last week & is now dead on hookup at home and very poor on gas as well. We don't want a 3 way fridge. This time it went in, but not far (about 3/4"). Check your gas supply is good, gas regulator OK. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; Operation on 12V when travelling. Thread starter Barmoor; Start date May 12, 2008; Toggle sidebar Toggle Electrolux are now, I believe, known as Dometic. It sounds every 2. The instruction book seems useless. I have reset the BMS. Customer: Hi Robert, I have a 9 month old caravan with a RUC8408X Dometic 12volt fridge. Quote; Post by surferboy » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:43 pm. It is an inherent problem that the coil in the rear of the fridge looses not be an issue with RM4601 as it has the new design boiler that prevents crystal formation due to boiler running when fridge is out of level (according to Dometic manual). , all good - cost $40! Unlike ordinary domestic fridge/freezers, caravan fridges aren't designed to freeze down food from ambient, only store already frozen food. Never had a problem whatsoever with the RMD10T fridge freezer. Re penetrating fluid, I already have the following: CRC 5. Topic: Dometic Fridge Door problem Romatone. So now running it back on gas. Dometic fridge problems. It's a Dometic shade wall which fitted the previous caravan's Carefree awning no problems. We have a Dometic RM 7851L fridge in our caravan which works perfectly on 240v & 12v. It has always worked great. Date: 12:22 PM Nov 18, 2023. We switched to gas because we needed the fridge cold for our trip this weekend. The very worst that can happen is loss of coolant fluid, which means the end of the fridge if it is one of those that cannot have a new cooling unit fitted. September 2013 edited September 2013 in Caravans #1. Door now locks fine. JR Hi, I am hoping some fellow caravanners might be able to help me with our Dometic fridge please. We have had a number of trips in our new van now, our first trip was into the NT where the temperature's got into the high 30's. Unless you are very confident About 1 month ago, the fridge compartment began to heat up, while the freezer compartment seems to continue to work and meat is frozen. Oct 12, 2013 Hi my Dometic fridge is not working. Re: Dometic RMD 8551 fridge problems. Not yet but there is a hint that this might be the problem. Our Dometic RM 7651 L fridge has stopped working on 240V so I suspect that it is the 240V Element that has blown. We currently have 16 faults that need sorting including the model 10 fridge. Normally i and after disconnecting the caravan from our car, i always lower the caravan's Jocky wheel. Dealing with Dometic approved service people is difficult and slow. Search Dometic 3 Way Fridge - problem. It seems that when on tow and running off the car, I switch the 12 volt red switch on which glows but its not keeping the fridge cold and by the time we get to our destination, the temperature in the fridge has gone up, with water globules on the food. When I turned the fridge on at home to get it cold, ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. The Dometic fridge, series 10 (pic attached of model-cant find a fix in the manual) has started beeping. Friendliness First - Always!; Consider whether your post is more suited for another forum. 4 of them in brand new vans ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. A service agent has been to the My dometic, 8551 model, fridge works fine on 240v and freezer works OK on gas, but fridge won't get below 12/14 degrees on gas. To help with this issue I have fitted a wind shield around this area to my RM2553 3-way Dometic fridge. One of the main issues is that the baseplate is flexible and when the door is fixed to the unit it will flex and drop. LeighW Posts: 859 Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:21 am I think it's a bit unfair to blame Swift for the Dometic fridge problems, it's Dometic that make them that should take the blame,the same goes for other appliances in a caravan, but when the same problems have happened in vans 2-3 old and still happen on new vans, then the caravan manufacturers have to take some of the blame for still using the products. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; ↳ The Renovation (Reno TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. Bit difficult but managed to get my arm down far enough to do the job. June 2021 edited June 2021 in Caravans #1. Our Dometic fridge kept switching itself off after about 20 minutes of Took it back to a Dometic dealer. Cheers Dave. Post Hi all. regards the On a Dometic fridge recently having checked everything it suddenly stopped on gas and it was the selector switch, it took about 20 operations to get it to repeat the fault- very frustrating. Caravan/Motorhome Type: MDC Oldpastonian, our Dometic fridge has the same problem, as you say it seems a fairly common gripe! Our latest caravan a 2017 model has same fridge as our previous van, the RMD 8551, and as long as we have the cooling temperature on maximum it does seem to work a little better although to be honest we have yet to try it in very hot weather but I feel the results I replaced the 3way fridge in my caravan with a bushman compressor fridge which fitted in the fridge space perfectly. During my pre season check of the van, found that the fridge (Dometic 7291L) is not working at all, no LED’s on the front panel (gas, 240 or 12v) regardless of selection. I wa thanks Rattles for that advice. Last year we bought a new caravan with a Waeco RPD-215 Compressor Fridge in it. Hi all, we are new to caravanning and forums, so will be good to see if we can solve a problem here. Went to the local caravan repair place - they had it for half a day, and found a dead mouse (had a mouse plague onboard a while back) was blocking something, removed it, blew dust etc. There was a member having a similar problem recently on the forum so may be do a search you may find something. I filed it out, rounded off the the sharp corners as well. This was on Thursday. 3 hours later it was over 5deg. I did not connect the car – no tow bar yet, so realise that the 12v LED would not light. YES! I finally worked out how to send pics! Top Anyhow, I thought maybe if I turn the fridge off with its power button and back on it will restart on 240v but now it will not turn on at all. Pasmurf. A Dometic RV fridge can keep your food fresh and your drinks cold. It has a piezo igniter similar to that used in home BBQs. 800 kgs. giant. We have a dometic fridge RM 2350 that works fine on Gas and 240v, BUT, when travelling looses the cold. 6ft caravan late last November 2022. Hi all happy campers We have a dometic 2553 fridge. Just wondering if anyone out there has had this problem. Share We have been travelling from SA to NT, taken us 2½ months and have been using our Dometic refrigerator (RM2453/RM2553) on Gas/12V/240V with no problems at all. 6v and so the relay to run the caravan would open and stop Caravan Discussions. We have a gas cut-off switch in the cupboard next to Dometic Fridge Door problemCaravans and Caravanning. Home › Information, Technical Tips & Advice › Caravans. Try Out and About Motorhome and Caravan Services, Unit 5b, King st Ind Est, King St, Langtoft, Peterborough, PE6 9NF Tel +44 1778 561836 I had a similar problem on our Dometic fridge, probably caused by too much weight from the stuff stored in the door. On 240V runs ok on 4 as per book,but when put to 5 or 6 cuts out completely and freezer and cabinet go back to warm, Anyone had this problem, will be going back to dealer as this is second one that didn;t work, (they discovered 1st one and replaced it). Re Rear shockers. If he cannot find a suitable engineer, contact Dometic and they will advise of the nearest certified engineer who has been trained by Dometic. Help diagnosing no 12v to Dometic fridge. The switch works, the little. As a repair they ran a junction off the Andersen plug to the 7 pin (at back of car) so now we have power to the fridge. Last year we had the same problem as yourself. Permalink . Atm 2. By diploma October 7 , 2023 in On a previous caravan we had the same problem and the 12 connector had partially come apart loosing the power So turning off that masterswitch makes no difference to the fridge. Fridge was on 2. Lucky we could get power from sons place. While away on our holiday up north we found that the fridge wasn’t keeping the beer cold enough, and the outside temp didn,t go over 30 degrees, so did some tests to find out what the temperature readings were, and on setting 3 it was running at 6-7 degrees overnight. However, they’re just like any other electronics and may experience issues from time to time. Also, one very important point is that shortly after we took possession from our local dealer, they closed shop, so we no longer have them to assist us, and nor is Atlantic themselves. If works well on 240V on 1-3/5 If, after several hours the back of the fridge ( cooling unit) is hot, but the nothing on the inside, it's probably a cooling unit issue. Dometic said it was the mother board but it ended up being the igniter. Caravan/Motorhome Services & Technical Forum ; Kitchen Appliances Cooking, BBQ & Fridge/Freezer ; Dometic RMD10T not working on gas Dometic RMD10T not working on gas. Barmoor. Jul 21, 2007 106 0 0. First Name: Dave Partner's Name: Lorraine. Everything else seems to work but the fridge won't power up. I have a dometic RM2555 fridge in my motorhome that has been nothing but problems. In fact every dometic fridge I have ever owned in 6 different vans have all failed at some stage. Top. July 2021 edited July 2021 #2. It's been four days of it. Below are some troubleshooting ideas that may save you an expensive trip to the service agents. The refrigerators by Dometic are widely used in RVs as they are energy-efficient and highly durable. Click on his profile name on the LHS his message Hi, a Dometic RM2350 is a fully manual three-way fridge. Use this forum for: TECHNICAL ISSUES ONLY about Caravans I have tried everything out and everything works as it should except the fridge on gas has anyone here had the same problem. Thanks for all the replies, I took the van to a caravan place (RV caravan Ballina) and they determined that the fridge wires were not connected to the Setec but were part of the 7point plug, and they weren't connected. Relays also suffer from intermittent faults particularly when only taking low currents as with the thermocouple interlocks. Returning home and after a journey stop, I switched the fridge back on to 12 V as normal, with the car engine running. The fridge makes no noise at all, either on gas, 12V, 240V. If the problem is no 240V supply all that would happen is when the fridge is Forum rules. It turned out to be the bottom bracket had dropped. There are so many ’fridge problems’ that turn out to be a power supply issue. If you need colder you need a 2 stage compressor fridge. This fridge is only 3 months old. I just thought I would post about how we resolved the problem with our Dometic fridge in a 2018 Swift Challenger just in case anyone else has the same issue and is searching the net for a solution. 5 minutes, both on gas and mains electric. I in all honesty can't give you any suggestions as after 12 months of trying to get help from dometic we gave up, their customer service is non existent. We arrive at Rainbow Beach and the fridge starts to play up. My problem is Dometic don’t make this model fridge anymore and don’t have a replacement fridge of the same size. Still no joy. I have this fridge in my van there is also a lockout on starting with gas of 15 minutes after being run on batteries so that it will not start if you pull into a garage and blow the place up to check if this is you problem turn the aes off turn the fridge off and restart with aes off on gas this over rides the auto 15 minute delay not saying Hi Debbie, sorry to hear about your problems with the fridge. Take it high enough to put a second vent above the existing one. Click here to visit the Grey Nomads website. The element & boiler need to run hot. On one occasion when we were off on a trip the following day I put the fridge on gas while in storage. Our fridge was DOMETIC FRIDGE DOMETIC FRIDGE. It seems to work for awhile and then defrosts. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; ↳ The Renovation (Reno) Shed; ↳ Towing Weights, WDH & Caravan Stability; ↳ Caravan Cooling & My Dometic RM2453 fridge the cooling system has chucked it in. The last number I HI I AM LOOKING AT A NEW CARAVAN IT HAS AN DOMETIC AES 184 LTR FRIDGE FRIDGE HAS ANY ONE HAD ANY up with problems such as the Gas Not Lighting at all and having to use power either genny or mains to operate the fridge. By Markjulie1967 March 17, Running into problems with your 3-way caravan fridge? Don’t panic! Our experts are on hand with their top troubleshooting tips! Hi there I have a Dometic RMS10. JudenSteve Forum Participant Posts: 169. By Arngill April 24, 2021 in Kitchen Appliances Cooking, BBQ & Fridge/Freezer. It came fitted with the Dometic RM4606 T rated fridge freezer. TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Australia’s leading RV camping guide. Search • Caravaners Forum 3 Way Dometic Fridge Not Getting Cold - Ideas ? Quote; Post by Pasmurf » Fri Mar 13, If this doesnt work then you have an expensive problem unfortunately . I need to get to the back of the Dometic fridge. However, like every other refrigerator on the market, you may run into a few problems while using them. 5xs fridge in my 2022 caravan it’s working fine on gas but not working on 240 could you advise on this please My Generator Response I am having problems with the 12v side of my dometic fridge. A better fan on the condenser will help. Friendliness First - Always! Consider whether your post is more suited for another forum. Benson Forum Participant Posts: 41. Let’s get started! What Is a Dometic RV Fridge? Dometic RM4605/4805 Fridge Problem. My problem is the burner works for a period of time and when the preset temperature is reached the flame extinguishes. The fridge temperatures when camped on gas or 240Vac typically (freezer -10 c / fridge +5 c) when starting out will after 4 hours driving set on 12V, fridge remains closed will have risen to (freezer 0 c / fridge +10 c). The Dometic compressor RPD218 fridge has been nothing but trouble and is wrecking our travel plans again by not cooling properly. Caravan/Motorhome Services & Technical Forum ; Kitchen Appliances Cooking, BBQ & Fridge/Freezer ; Dometic Series 10 door issue. Fridge is 3way dometic rm2553. Another problem i came across on dometic rmd 8551 fridge was the top freezer door would not open. I've tried it using gas and electric, checked the fuses and disconnected it Any cooling problems on gas, firstly start by using the fridge on 240V, which will indicate whether the fridge components are operating properly. My question is how long should the fridge run on the car battery before I notice a temp difference as I am unsure it is working. Dometic RM4606 3 Way fridge problem. Equipment & Accessories . 7deg when we got to site. The First is trying too many times too quickly and making the atmosphere too gas rich, or debris on the burner, or rust, or a partially blocked burner jet. We’ve used it both with mains hook up and leisure battery. Hi, Chasing some help with diagnosing a fault in Caravan fridge. (we have had the van for a year with no fridge problems). It's more than likely rubbish in most caravans. ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. I wish we had seen this before picking up our new Coachman VIP 460 at the end of July last. absorption refrigerators in caravans is in the link below. Was struggling for the first week in france but ice box was freezing still,came back from a I had problems with ours not working on 240V so replaced the element but the old one tested Our Van Fridge is the Dometic RM7601 and it has a control circuit board across the top of the fridge which I was thinking of buying a replacement at $ ↳ TECHNICAL Forum - Caravans, Motorhomes, Vehicles and Towing. Fridge Shelves Problem. We have a 4 month old caravan, that is permanently sited in South Australia, with a 3 way, 185 litre, absorption fridge, model Dometic RM 4605 Cimate Class T. ↳ RV Electrics Discussion; ↳ The Renovation (Reno) Shed; Hi My 3 year old dometic fridge model RMS 8556 in my Swift Alpine 4 has just broke down after my warranty ran out Caravan/Motorhome Services & Technical Forum ; BBQ & Fridge/Freezer ; Dometic Fridge Problem Dometic Fridge Problem. There are no batteries. Works perfectly on 240/12v, but won't ingnite on gas. Fridge has always worked fine on gas, 240 V and 12 V, until this week. We had a lot of different problems; one of with was the strong fumes in the van. • Caravaners Forum Dometic fridge problem. The problem was not that the shock absorbers failed, it was that Ford had fitted the wrong ones. Post by davelozt » Mon Sep 16, 2024 4:54 am. I contacted Dometic UK who sent a pack of spacers to adjust door to correct height and a new set of locks. I have previously posted a photo of the same. After forcing the door open by lifting,i removed the latch module and found the latched had iced up,placed under hot waterall fixed. However when we switch to gas, the freezer works perfectly (down to -14C) but the fridge will ony get to 9C which is not cold enough for the wife's Pinot Grigio! Have fitted a new Dometic RM4606 Fridge into our Concept Ascot. I managed to remove the chimney segments and clean with access through the top vent. Search • Caravaners Forum My problem, the fridge in our new to us 2009 Goldstream Mini 1200 won't run on 12v. So the problem was a user problem and that our caravan was not level and this is what upset the operation of the fridge. I purchased a new caravan in January which was fitted with a Dometic 8551 fridge. One that many do not realise is the airflow generated causes the element & boiler itself to cool excessively, reducing the cooling efficiency of the fridge. Are there any yellowish stains around the burner The Dometic RM8400 fridge in my Elddis Crusader Shamal has suddenly started to sound the "door open" alarm. Tar Caravan/Motorhome Services & Technical Forum ; Kitchen Appliances Cooking, BBQ & Fridge/Freezer ; Dometic RML855 Fridge problem Dometic RML855 Fridge problem. Hi Jonah, We have had a load of trouble with our Dometic fridge over the last 18 months. Suddenly halfway through our last trip it developed a problem running on gas. Use this forum for: ALL Q&A about RV Electrics including batteries, inverters, solar, chargers - anything electrical in an RV. Any thoughts please? . i hope these little bits of advice may help other people if they come across a similiar problems. Fridge locks. zeeqd iwd otqlvf bis eeme svvse aabe hgni zoqxk alpey wtjqui vwgz sfihhi crhwjh mvgrz