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Help with the Refrigerator Check Light
Yahoo Message Number: 50749
When the refrigerator is running on gas the check light comes on after a minute and the gas light goes out. I lit the water heater to check to see if the gas was working and to be sure that the air is out of the gas line. This does not seem to be the problem.
 Has anyone else had this problem with the check going on and the gas going off and what do you think it might be?

Thanks in advance,

Fred
Re: Help with the Refrigerator Check Light
Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50750
Fred,
 I have experienced the same thing on occasion. I light the burner(s) on the stove & then after lighting each burner I turn them all off & try the fridge again. If it still kicks off, I'll turn it off then back on.  That seems to work for us.  The only other time was when I was plugging in to shore power prior to a trip to chill it & it wouldn't indicate electric. After some fuse checking it turned out to be the GFI breaker.  Hope this might be of some assistance. Good Luck

Sylvia H "The DogHouse" '96 30 IB
Re: Help with the Refrigerator Check Light
Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50756
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"When the refrigerator is running on gas the check light comes on ..."

Thanks in advance,

Fred
Fred

You might want to check out the information to be found here:
 http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/R704B.pdf

Steve S.
Lazy Bones
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Help with the Refrigerator Check Light
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50759
Fred,
 On occassion when we first fire up the fridge in prep for a trip the same thing happens to our 2002 MB.  An RV service guy suggested we switch it to the electric mode and let it run for about 15 minutes and then try switching it over to gas.

I knock on wood as I say this but so far it's worked every time.

Good luck.

Helen
Re: Help with the Refrigerator Check Light
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50760
We've had the exact same problem since 5000 miles and so far we have solved it the same way. Start on electric (generator or AC connection) and run 10 minutes, then switch to gas. After that, it seems to run OK on gas for weeks.

Our ma
Help with the Refrigerator Check
Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50753
I had the same difficulties. My technician diagnosed the problem as a bad sensor (something line a thermocouple which has the end in the flame all the time, and occasionally goes bad. $95 part!!!
Help with the Refrigerator Check Lig
Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50755
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When the refrigerator is running on gas the check light comes on after a
minute and the gas light goes out. I lit the water heater to check to see if the gas was working and to be sure that the air is out of the gas line. This does not seem to be the problem.


 Fred, we had a similar problem with our Dometic refrigerator in our first RV...in fact, it happened to us on 3 different occasions.
 One time, it was the thermocouple which needed to be replaced.  On the other 2 occasions, it was the board which needed to be replaced.  The first time the board was replaced, it was replaced with another Dometic board (which are known for problems).  The second time, we had it replaced with a Dinosaur Board.  We had no further problems with the refrigerator after that.

Linda & Earl 2004 23.5'  Red TK From Quartzsite, AZ
Linda Hylton
 
refrigerator check light
Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 50819
Thank you all so much for the advice on my  refrigerator problem, it is wonderful how helpful people in this group are. It will take me a few days before I can take any of the tests you  adviced me on, it is raining and it looks like it will do so for the next few days. It is a good feeling to know that there is help out there.

fred holy