Gas on fridge

Post by **strangely brown** » 09 Sep 2006, 11:54

Whilst on holiday i tried in vain to run the electrolux fridge using the gas option, but all it would do is keep clicking when i held the button down. I think the pilot jet is clogged, to clean it do i have to remove the whole fridge, or can i remove the facia and do it with the fridge in situ.

any suggestions or tips
greatly appreciated.

S.B.

Post by **cumbriankeith** » 09 Sep 2006, 12:07

Gas jet gubbins is low down at the back and prob only accessible by removing the whole fridge - might be possible but fiddly if you have a ventilation grille at the back in the right place - I have on mine but I'd still take it out to get at the workings - I fitted the fridge myself and set it up so I can slide it out by only having to remove about a dozen screws (8 are in the grille)

Post by **strangely brown** » 09 Sep 2006, 12:11

Thanks Cumbriankieth, looks like the fridge is going to have to come out then.

"Rollocks"

Post by **vanjam** » 09 Sep 2006, 23:24

Can you see a spark when you press the button? just a thought in terms of logical elimination

Post by **Mrben88** » 12 Sep 2006, 14:29

Umm- just a thought - and embarassingly i think this might have been happening to me....

Got new van - with Electrolux fridge and couldn't get fridge to work.

Just a pop of gas igniting but no pilot flame...

Got back from two weeks holiday - looked at a few things on the forum so tried those out etc.. still not much joy.

Then I managed to squash my head a bit flatter to the floor.

Funnily enough I could then see the flame - Which was nice.

Bloody difficult to see though - or maybe I've got beig ears.

Either way, if you get the gas to ignite it may just be that you can't see the flame.

Good luck

Post by **marcawalker** » 12 Sep 2006, 14:42

I have the same fridge and i never know if its on of off when ive got the gas running. Where can you see the light on the fridge?

Post by **R0B** » 12 Sep 2006, 15:30

mine has a little window bottom left inside fridge.....

Post by **Mrben88** » 12 Sep 2006, 15:32

Ah - see mine has a little flap under the door on the left hand side.

Helpful if you are a gnome, but not for regular folk.

need to press face hard into sand and crumbs to see the flame.

Ben

Post by **Dubstar** » 12 Sep 2006, 15:57

Mine also has a little window in the bottom left of the fridge. Although its more like a little red mark, but I noticed it one night lit up from behind. But also on mine there is a little gauge on the top right of the fridge, with a white area and a red area. Although it might be green-I'm colour blind!When the fridge is lit the needle should move across from the white into the coloured area and stay there. Thats on my 1981 Westy Joker anyway. I can't remember the number of the fridge-I'm at work- but it is an Electrolux.

Post by **VWNZ** » 13 Sep 2006, 18:27

Mine also has the little window bottom left inside the fridge. If I'm having trouble getting the fridge going on gas I light one of my gas hobs so I know the gas is flowing and it normally starts quite easily then.

But then my fridge on gas is rubbish. Power is great tho.

Post by **OLD ONE** » 13 Sep 2006, 18:39

If you dont have a window, or site glass, or you cant get your head flatter. Use a mirror.

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