jumpy
07-03-2013, 06:21 AM
Just wanted to post a little info I have learned to save other people a little time. My fridge was blowing the 5 amp fuse mostly when on shore power and some times on gas. I searched all the internet ideas and was sure the 110 heater was bad like everyone else had menchanded. I ran my fridge until it blew a fuse then unplugged the 110 heater wiring from the board as well as the power coming into the board to eliminate any 110 voltage and put another fuse in and the fuse blew right away i then unpugged the limit switch and put another fuse in and it worked. I reattached the limit switch and it continued to work all night on propane. The next day I reattached the 110 power and heater and ran it again for a couple of hours and the fuse blew again. Replaced fuse again and a couple hours later it blew again setting a time line of failure. Installed a jumper wire on the limit switch and replaced fuse again. The fridge has been working all evening and all night with no blown fuse. My determination is when on 110 power the heating chamber gets hotter causing the switch to fail more often than it does on gas. I'm waiting on a new limit switch to arrive to verify my diagnosis and repair. Will keep you posted. There are several things that have this same syptom that could be wrong this is just my experience so far.