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05-22-2014, 09:51 PM
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Norcold fridge not working...
I just bought a used pop-up, and we were told everything worked, but...
The Norcold fridge does not seem to be doing anything. It is the type that can run on Electric, Gas and apparently, battery, or at least one of the switches seems to indicate that.
This one has four switches on the front. The one to select the power source on the far right, then the next one to the left is the temp switch, then there is a button that looks like it is used if you are using gas, and the last one appears to be a power button or something.
Oh, and to the right of that button there is some kind of meter.
Is there some trick that I am not aware of to getting these things going?
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05-23-2014, 05:27 AM
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When I buy something that is said to work , I assume the New Hampshire mode. Show me!
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05-23-2014, 05:56 AM
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I believe you'd "live free or die" in New Hampshire. I should have adopted Missouri mode. Point taken.
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05-23-2014, 06:04 AM
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First thing to remember is that these fridges take hours to cool down.....
Path of least resistance....try the 120V first....find / check the fridge receptacle (120V GFI) and make sure you have power. If you have power, plug it in and let it run for 4-6 hours. (FYI - these are ammonia refrigerators and you wont hear a compressor or fan)
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05-23-2014, 06:49 AM
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Be aware that the 12V mode is only for maintaining cold while driving.. it will kill a battery in no time parked and will not really cool the fridge down on start up..
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05-23-2014, 11:28 AM
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Thanks. I'll give it some time. it was tripping the breaker so I tried an extension cord, but when I did not see or hear anything, I gave up.
Appreciate all the tips!
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05-23-2014, 05:07 PM
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The refrigerators are silent when running on 115 AC and as a previous poster said it will take considerable time to cool. When running on propane you need to purge the old gas out of the gas line. I've found it helpful to start the furnace first to get fresh propane into the gas line. This also helps for lighting the water heater.
Good Luck
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05-24-2014, 09:14 PM
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Well, that was it. Just needed to give to give it few hours. Cools fine. Still trips the breaker when it is plugged into the outlet supplied for the fridge, but works great on an extension cord. Thanks all!
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05-25-2014, 05:50 AM
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Excellent!
Most likely it will run OK on gas and 12VDC as well.
Does it trip the 120VAC breaker in the TT....or trip the TT GFI circuit of the TT?
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05-26-2014, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Dayton
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Had the same problem.
A new GFCI and all is well.
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06-01-2014, 10:51 AM
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Sorry for the delayed response. It was tripping the GFCI
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06-01-2014, 08:18 PM
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As others have stated....most likley it's a bad GFCI receptacle.
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06-01-2014, 09:49 PM
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GFCI receptacles are somewhat susceptible to a "loose" connection" situation somewhere/anywhere in the circuit that it is in.
Use care in checking for loose wires in the GFCI wiring circuit.
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