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steadyeddie

Has anyone got a spare 3way fridge or tell me were I can lay my hands on one?

The one in arthur is very tempremental Rolling Eyes

- would prefer not to pay too much (£40 max) as i already have another camping fridge which if necesary we can make do with ( just its a top opening portable type and wouldn't fit in the old whole Shocked

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other option is to consider buying a scrap caravan and break it down for parts

any ideas?

EOR

[quote:1c7c8e4459="arthur1"] The one in arthur is very temperamental Rolling Eyes

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Hi,

What do you mean by temperamental? As these absorbsion fridges do need a bit of maintenance. To purchase, they are certainly not in the domestic fridge price bracket as they are usually three or four times the price of the domestic fridge, so I really don’t think you’ll be any better off with another fridge in the £40 bracket, that's if you could find one.

If you could give some feedback on the condition of your existing fridge like if it gets colder using mains or gas or even 12volts. If you can see the flame is it a crisp blue or is it yellow/orange etc. I do know that these fridges over time do not get as cold as they did when new, but this can be improved by removing the fridge and leaving it upside down for a day or so. This may seem strange, but what its doing is mixing the ammonia crystals up again as they tend to settle in the bottom of the pipes, thus the fridge getting less efficient. If the flue is very sooty it will need cleaning. Other than inverting the fridge I do recommend you having a word with your local caravan dealer to service it as they will know what they are doing. It will be money well spent rather than buying a possible duffer.

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steadyeddie

Thanks for that

the first time we brought arthur home the fridge was on 12v andgot slightly cold before we had to turn it off

the second time we went out we ran on gas and seemed to be working

then my dad treid him on mains but couldn't get him going - he spent some time fiddling with connections and then treid again - it worked

then this weekend while away we treid both gas and 12v to no avail

the fridge sounds like it is working - it gurgles ( which you can here when layed next to it )
there is a blue flame in the pilot window ( slightly tinged with orange sometimes )

any thoughts ? will try the taking it out and turning upside down

(incidently we did have probs with our other one which for some reason refused to work on mains on one site - has worked ever since)
steph

Anonymous

Remember that these fridges must be level to opperate correctly, especialy the older ones.

Ken

stella2

don't forget that the 12v operation is only when driving, and it only keeps the temperature at or near the starting temperature - it won't get it any cooler. It's advisable to run it down to temp on mains or gas before you leave for a trip.
Sounds like you've got a dodgy connection or element on the mains. Ours went last year - expensive on a call out to replace it. Electrolux (dometic now) have a network of repair agents who will call out, but if you can get the fridge out & deliver to them for repair it is cheaper.

steadyeddie

yeh i know they have to be level but although we didn't take a spirit level I don't think we were way off

i also put it on gas for the day efore we left - however we were moving around quite a bit so kept changing - prehaps thats why?

is it safe to leave on gas when traveling?

i did ask an engineer thet came to the house fridge ( hey is it me or do we seem to be having a lot of trouble with fridges!!!) he thought it might be a fualty element - reconed they were easy to fit and cost about £15
( he was from electrolux)

Anonymous

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is it safe to leave on gas when traveling?
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It's not paticularly unsafe but will probably blow out but it's illegal to have any gas appliance lit while travelling.
It's also good practice to turn off the gas at the bottle before travelling.