|
|
08-02-2018, 01:47 PM
|
#1
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BELGRADE MT
Posts: 29
|
Domestic fridge
When traveling to campsite we have fridge on auto. We left it there while dry camping. Twice during trip check light came on. We started up generator and it went off.
Should we not keep it on auto?
When does one switch to gas?
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:18 PM
|
#2
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Keizer, Or
Posts: 59
|
are saying DOMESTIC as in residential fridge or are you trying to say DOMETIC as in the brand of fridge in your unit? if yours is a residential (domestic) fridge then you do not have propane and it will only work on electric power. now if its a dometic rv fridge. if you look at your control panel it should have a button you can push that will manually put it in LPG mode. make sure your tanks are on and you can hear it from outside of the vent on the side of your RV if the pilot light is lighting and all that. hope this helps
__________________
Russell & Andrea
2013 Keystone Cougar 279rkswe
2003 Quad Cab Dodge ram 2500 2wd
Edge cs2 Programmer w/ egt
4" Turbo back exhaust
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:21 PM
|
#3
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BELGRADE MT
Posts: 29
|
I meant dometic..sorry.
So do you automatically switch to gas when you park?
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:31 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Golden Co
Posts: 367
|
In Auto, the fridge should switch to 120v power if it is available and to propane if it is not. If you do not have the propane tank valves open, or the fridge can’t keep the flame lit, you will get the check light. Check to see if there is propane to the fridge, check to see if the igniter is working, check to see if the flame is being blown out by the moving vehicle wind. Are your propane tanks full?
__________________
Mark S.
2014 Cougar 318SAB
2015 Silverado 3500HD 6.6L Diesel 4WD CC SB
18K Pullright Hitch
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:35 PM
|
#5
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Keizer, Or
Posts: 59
|
I personally set it on LP when I leave the house so keep things cold on the drive and it stays in LP mode until I get to the camp ground and if the place has power I will put it on auto.
__________________
Russell & Andrea
2013 Keystone Cougar 279rkswe
2003 Quad Cab Dodge ram 2500 2wd
Edge cs2 Programmer w/ egt
4" Turbo back exhaust
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:37 PM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Golden Co
Posts: 367
|
I’m lazy/absent-minded and just leave it in Auto.
__________________
Mark S.
2014 Cougar 318SAB
2015 Silverado 3500HD 6.6L Diesel 4WD CC SB
18K Pullright Hitch
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:43 PM
|
#7
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
Posts: 6,809
|
Fire up the burners on your cooktop to purge gas through the system, if it's been parked not use for a while you'll probably have to do this every time, turn your fridge to "auto" & no need to ever change it.
__________________
Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 02:57 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Windsor
Posts: 236
|
Watch out for that 120v affinity if dry camping AND you have a "whole house" inverter OR turn off the breaker for the fridge OR make sure it is set to GAS. On 120v your batteries will run dry very quickly. Been there done that. Fridge goes on gas AND Breaker gets turned off when I unplug from home. We do more dry camping than resort/full hook-up (personal pref).
__________________
2016 Cougar 1/2 Ton Series 283 RETWE
2018 F150 EcoBoost FX4 Lariat Max-Tow and Heavy Duty Payload Package
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 03:01 PM
|
#9
|
Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Joppa, MD
Posts: 11,750
|
Leave mine on auto, never had an issue.
__________________
Marshall
2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 03:56 PM
|
#10
|
Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: W. Texas
Posts: 17,686
|
You said the "check" lite comes on when on LP when set to auto. If I recall, they are supposed to. If mine is set to auto and I disconnect AC power the yellow/orange light comes on solid telling me it is on LP. If there is a problem with LP the light will flash. When traveling I always just peer into the trailer and look at the light to make sure my LP hasn't failed. A green one on top and the yellow/orange under it.
__________________
Danny and Susan, wife of 56 years
2019 Ram 3500 Laramie CC SWB SB 6.4 4x4 4.10
2020 Montana High Country 331RL
|
|
|
08-02-2018, 05:34 PM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,090
|
Ours used to blow out a lot, driving down the road... I would check it every time we stopped and the check light would be flashing.
I extended the shroud around the burner and that helped, but it gets blown out some times.
-Brian
__________________
2014 Bullet Premier 22RBPR - let the camping commence!
2013 F150 Platinum - 5.0 - 3.55 ELD + towing package
|
|
|
08-05-2018, 05:22 AM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mountain Home, Idaho
Posts: 3,013
|
Since the check lite goes out when you start generator what is the condition of the DC battery. If under volts control panel won’t work correctly and you will have an issue.
Also when is the last time you cleaned the LP. burner for the fridge.
__________________
2007 GMC Classic club cab 4x4 Duramax LBZ
2014 Alpine 3010 RE. 34 foot fifth wheel
|
|
|
08-12-2018, 06:11 PM
|
#13
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BELGRADE MT
Posts: 29
|
Think we'll be turning it over to OP when we dry camp
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 08:16 AM
|
#14
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Corona de Tucson
Posts: 7
|
I had a similar problem with my fridge on the gas or Auto setting not staying lite while dry camping. I thought it was because we were at 5k altitude, but as it turned out, I had a bad propane gas regulator. I changed the regulator and now run the fridge on gas at 8k feet. Works perfect!! And btw, the unit was only a year old, so the regulator must have been a lemon when installed.
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 09:42 AM
|
#15
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Shelton
Posts: 2
|
RV Fridges
Please do not have the propane on during travel. Lots of RV fires happen that way!
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 09:55 AM
|
#16
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BELGRADE MT
Posts: 29
|
We changed out the regulator also. It was almost a year old.
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 10:05 AM
|
#17
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
Posts: 20,339
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mecanto
Please do not have the propane on during travel. Lots of RV fires happen that way!
|
With all the safety features that have been put in place, I wouldn’t have any reservations about operating my fridge during travel. Only caveat is while fueling up.
__________________
2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 11:30 AM
|
#18
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Marquette
Posts: 46
|
I have a new cougar 25res and when I had on auto and disconnected the check lite came on a wouldn’t go off. Also it wouldn’t run on gas or even fire up. It turned out to be a bad circuit board. They replaced it and no more problems. Don’t know if this helps or not.
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 01:50 PM
|
#19
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BELGRADE MT
Posts: 29
|
Thanks! We actually tried changing our circuit board with no results. We so far, are traveling in Auto..then changing to LP when we dry camp. We will be dry camping tonight so we'll see if it works.
|
|
|
08-19-2018, 01:55 PM
|
#20
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Green Valley
Posts: 124
|
The "check" light came on while you were driving, not at the camp?
We've never had a problem leaving on Auto. Makes the switch from AC to propane with no trouble.
If the flame blew out, ignition should restart the flame. If it relights quickly enough, the "check" light doesn't come on.
The only time we have had the "check" light come on is when we ran out of propane, or the gas line hadn't been purged after sitting for months.
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|