Refrigerator

[BigRedGrandPa]

I just got a 2017 Jayco Hummingbird 17RK. I am having trouble getting the refrigerator to run on LP. It has a pilot to light and you push the button on the LP switch and you have to push a igniter switch to light the pilot. We have a Norcold Model N305X. We've following the instructions with no ignition. Has anyone had this problem and has a solution.

[smoothy]

Not exactly but sometimes I need to purge the gas lines by lighting the stove to get my fridge to run on gas after unplugging from electric power.

[wraenking]

Spiders also love to soon webs in the gas tube. Make sure that is clear as well

[BigRedGrandPa]

Thanks, I cleaned the refrig gas jet. I also know that wasps make nests in the LP outlets.

[Jagiven]

I did not realize they were still using any manual ignition any more.

When we had our last manual igniter. After lightning the stove. Then we would light the frig. I do not recall the details, bit I recall we had to press the igniter button for 10 to 30 seconds to prime the gas line. Then we would spark the ignitor.

Best thing might be to look up your make and model number on Google.

[wiscampsin]

Originally Posted by BigRedGrandPa

Thanks, I cleaned the refrig gas jet. I also know that wasps make nests in the LP outlets.

Installing these will help keep the wasps and spiders out of your fridge vent areas. Do both top and bottom access panels. Got ours from Amazon.




While you're at it get come screens for furnace exhaust and hot water heater panel also.

[BigRedGrandPa]

Thanks, I have read the manual, did the google search, nothing clear.

[jeffmcpa]

try having someone hold the red button in inside the trailer and take off the outer cover and see if you can manually light the pilot.

Might help narrow down the problem as to whether is is the ignighter or not.

If I recall on an old trailer sometimes had to continue holding the read button for 30 seconds or so after the pilot lights to get it to stay.

[JFlightRisk]

I think I read somewhere to light with the gas supply knob held in on the LOW setting. Some of those fridges have a hard time lighting with the propane flowing any faster. I would also light the stove for a minute, to get the propane flowing. If the stove doesn't light, or burn high enough, reset the tank valve, and turn it back on very slowly, so the leak shutdown feature doesn't activate.

[BigRedGrandPa]

Thanks, I will try that next.

[Bob K]

I'm having the same problem. On my fridge, the piezo igniter electrode didn't want to reliably spark on the propane tube. I took a wire brush to the propane tube surface, the piezo electrode, and the thermocouple. This helped a little bit, but it still only produced a spark about 1 out of ever 6 presses of the igniter button. I don't recall what the manual said the correct electrode gap is (think spark plug gap); however, I bent the piezo electrode just a bit closer to the propane tube and that drastically increased the spark consistency.

[RogerR]

If you can light the pilot light with a gas match or the piezo and it goes out the flame detector may be bad. The thermocouple built into pilot lights generates a tiny bit of electricity and keeps the pilot light valve from closing. If it does stay lit just go out and light it.

But I agree with those who say it may be that you are not letting the gas flow long enough to prime the pilot so it will light.
But it could be several things at the same time, dirty flame tube, poorly gaped ingniter, thermocouple not deep enough in the pilot flame to be reliably kept hot.