Fridge not working

As above not working on gas,I turn the control to gas the amber light comes on then a few seconds later it starts to flash,I leave it for 30seconds and I does not light I have done that 3 times and no joy. The manual says it could be air in the system,how long can I leave the light flashing,and is there a danger if I leave I flashing to long?.

Rich

It won't hurt to leave the light flashing for some time Rich, but I think it's better to switch the control to "Off" and start again.

I presume you have a Dometic fridge, in which case they can be a bu$$er to light at times. On our previous Nuevo I sometimes had to spend anything up to 5 minutes "persuading" the damn thing to stay alight.

It can only be due to air in the system, in spite of the fact that there really shouldn't be any. It was far worse when we had not used the van for a while. If it was used every two or three weeks there was rarely any problem.

Hope this helps - give it time and keep trying. It will probably stay alight eventually.

Dave

I make it a rule, whenever switching gas back on after it has been off for some time or after changing a bottle, to light a hob burner first to purge sny air. If the fridge is the first user of gas it will get the air and it can take sges to purge.
If your fridge has automatic fuel selection it will go to a fault condition if there is air in the system. You will need to switch to Gas manually and persevere. I try to remember to switch off the taps in the wardrobe between trips and then to switch on - Hob, heater, fridge testing each in turn before turning on the next.

Thanks for your suggestions I will keep on trying 

Rich

This may be a daft question, Do you have something to keep pressed while the thermocouple warms up? I have to keep the gas button pressed until the light stays lit. I can see the flame in a small window inside the fridge at the bottom.

Paul

You have to keep the gas button pushed in on the older Electrolux fridges but with the later Dometic ones, you simply turn the power selector switch to gas/240v/12v and igniting happens automatically (once the air is out of the system).

Every van I have had has had trouble with the Fridge gas system... Apart from first which was a AS Rambler GL 2. and the cure as always been fitting a new jet and burner. I have just replaced the one on my AS Montana. Cost for parts is about £35 £45 but well worth keeping the wine cool!

You got the isolater on ? I know it sounds silly but I forgot 
Once and was cursing the fridge.

Sideways wrote:You got the isolater on ? I know it sounds silly but I forgot 
Once and was cursing the fridge.

I do not know where the isolater is,you don't mean the external cover do you ?

Hi there,

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It's the starting point for most fridge problems. 

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The isolator is the gas tap - on my van in the wardrobe but its location varies. For the last 15 years or so they have been taps with red lozenge shaped handles.

inspiredron wrote:The isolator is the gas tap - on my van in the wardrobe but its location varies. For the last 15 years or so they have been taps with red lozenge shaped handles.

and they have symbols on them, the fridge one I think has the symbol of a snowflake on it.

thank you yes the gas tap was on.