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hi all i've got an electrolux fridge will check model out later and can't for the life of me get the thing to work off the gas or electric it clicks over but doesn't ignite also looks like it's never been used anyone know of any common faults with these fridges any info would be appreciated cheers !

moonraker wrote:hi all i've got an electrolux fridge will check model out later and can't for the life of me get the thing to work off the gas or electric it clicks over but doesn't ignite also looks like it's never been used anyone know of any common faults with these fridges any info would be appreciated cheers !

Do you have gas there ? Is the gas switched on ? Is the 'electric' 12v or 240v ? ... IF you'd told us the model we'd know. If on 12v the engine has to be running when properly installed when parked up on 240v OR gas it helps if the fridge is as level as possible.

There's downloadable manuals for the fridges in the Wiki (hammer icon top of page)

Ian

yea the gas is on and cooking stove fires up fine i've found the manuals on wiki cheers will check the model tomorrow n download the manual prob me being retarded i've tried with the engine running on flat ground and with electric hook up but stil no joy ! cheers for the quick response i'll keep u posted !

Welcome to the club btw

Ian

moonraker wrote:yea the gas is on and cooking stove fires up fine i've found the manuals on wiki cheers will check the model tomorrow n download the manual prob me being retarded i've tried with the engine running on flat ground and with electric hook up but stil no joy ! cheers for the quick response i'll keep u posted !

just how long did you test it for on 240v?

i only left it on 4 maybe half hour now your guna say needs to be left on 4 longer right ? what i don't understand if the gas is and it's clicking over why doesn't the pilot light just ignite ???

So you turned it to the highest setting.. pressed in the knob.. how long did you let it click for

hang on is this an auto spark or a piezo

5 secs or so ?

if all the stuff works and it still doesnt get cold take it out and give it a shake that normaly sorts it

haha the brutal approach i have given her a friendly boot already but yeah could be worth a shot

Get someone to press the knob in and sniff the flue, if you smell gas the spark isn't enough or not placed near enough to the burner.

give it 10 secs next time on full

mine wouldn't light for 2 reasons:
1. the wire to the sparker had come off (solution: push it back on)
2. the gas pressure, whilst high enough to power the cooker, was not high enough to power the fridge (solution: get a new gas bottle)
now it works.

The area immediately around the spark electrode / burner can build up carbon deposits over the years which will obstruct or deflect the spark. My old camper's fridge had a lump of carbon stuck in there the size of a small pebble. Also, when a fridge hasn't been used on gas for a long time it takes ages for the gas to get through as unlike the cooker, the flow of gas through the fridge gas outlet is tiny. Sometimes after mines been laid up a bit it lights for a few seconds but then goes out and will not re-light for (what seems like) ages holding the knob in.

Once lit it will still take a good couple of hours for the process to get up and running properly.

cheers 2 all that have helped with their input finally got her fired up on the gas ! another question when on long journeys how do i go about keeping the fridge on obviously u shouldn't have the gas on but what switches on the control panel will enable me to do this ?

I have a battery symbol on mine.