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How long should it take to cool down? I've a feeling mine doesnt work - the back of the fridge warms up but it doesnt seem to get cold inside. Having looked at posts here it seems i might have to clean the burner - is this a fridge out job or is there anything I can do in situ? I havent tested it on electric yet either though actually.. how long will it take to notice cooling on battery if I take it out for a drive?

Westfalia Joker '84

Try it on hook-up overnight first, control switch to full. Should be down to around zero overnight. It won`t work very efficiently on 12v (when driving about) so you can`t really gauge it from that. On gas it will take 2 or 3 hours at least to drop the temperature down to working level (depending on outside temperature as well) If it`s not working as it should then it`s fridge out and proper service, replace any electrical elemnts if you`re having trouble with either the 240V or 12V side of things, and worth swapping the gas jet for a new one for what they cost. (remember the message I sent, all info listed there for the jobs you`ll be doing)

My 2 way one takes a coiple of hours on 12v to notice a difference, yet a good 4-5 hours on gass, the way I tell is by how cold the top element is inside, once that is cold the rest of the fridge soon cools down.

Mind you I have just last night infact finished servicing mine, so hopefully it will be a little quicker on gas now.

They are so easy to work on, just ensure you reseal all the gas lines properly

ok thanks - another job to add to the list then.......what have I done?!

this may have been said before somewhere, but it wont work on gas if it not level.....front to back, and left to right.
flames only burn vertically, and even a couple of degrees off level will mean the flame misses the point, so to speak..