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livingaboard

Everett wa

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Posted: 05/15/08 08:42pm

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Hello,

My side by side Dometic is not cooling on AC. I am letting it run for a while before checking againt and attempting to try it on gas.

The flue is very warm to the touch and I have about a 3 amp draw on the fridge so I know that the electric heater is working to some point.

The coils on the back of the fridge are ambient temperature.

I am going through my troubleshooting book and doing some research on the internet. Any help would be appreciated.

Dave
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rvsatek

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Posted: 05/15/08 09:56pm

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If your flue is "very warm to the touch" and the coils are ambient temp: You probably have a blocked cooling unit and it will need to be replaced. On a side by side it is so expensive to replace the cooling unit you might as well buy a new frige. Any yellow powdery residue anywhere? Especially at the burner?

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kamper00

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Posted: 05/15/08 11:00pm

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Check your s/n, your fridge may be part of the recall, we had one that died and it was, they replaced the entire fridge.

Fulltimers

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Posted: 05/15/08 11:02pm

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rvsatek wrote:

On a side by side it is so expensive to replace the cooling unit you might as well buy a new frige.

$2000 to fix
$4500 to replace not including removing the windwhield to get them in and out.

I would take the $2000 repair.

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Chris Bryant

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Posted: 05/16/08 06:25am

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The first thing I would do is shut it off for a couple of hours, then turn it back on.
New models can get "vapor locked", and letting the pressure equalize will usually fix it if this is the problem.

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