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Hi all

My 3-way Electrolux rm212f fridge in my autosleeper trident used to work very well then the van was laid up for a couple of months having work done on the engine plus a new fuel tank fitted, but it hasn't worked since I got it back which is an utter pain. It doesn't work on 12v, electric hookup or gas. With gas I got the blue ignition flame - it stayed on but I left it for four hours and still no cooling.

I changed the fridge fuse in the control panel but I can't work out how to change the fuse in the RCCB, which I think will only affect the 240v option anyway. Any advice on that one? I couldn't find anything about the RCCB (as it's called in the manual) in the wiki.

Anyway, I've taken a good look at the tons of posts on fridges and the wiki but based on the above does anyone have any bright ideas as to what the problem might be?

I've now taken the fidge out and will leave it upside down overnight but I'm not sure this will help as it worked very well then didn't work at all - eg. no degradation in performance over time. Does fridge performance usually degrade slowly as the gases circulate less well then pack up or can they just pack up if this is the problem?

For those who know more about these fridges and the fact that they are meant to be level to work, is that just to do with the circulation of gases or is there a part that works out whether it is level or not and therefore whether to work?

When I took the fridge out I found a thin metal rode with what seemed ike a weight in it - I think it was in the flue. It's the part on the left while looking at this pic
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4868/gas6ob4.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - anyway what is it and what does it do?

If there are any of you near NE London who know about fridges or van electrics in general and you want to earn a few quid let me know.

As ever, thanks.

Still had a glorious weekend away in the old thing this weekend. Lovely quite site near Little Baddow - CCC only though.

MT

For gas.... If you have a flame but its not cooling I would say its a partially blocked jet.
Check the wiki for cleaning it out. I use 1 strand of copper speaker wire about a half a meter long, thread it throught the jet and then spin it around. As the copper is softer than the brass the jet wont get damaged.
The other thing you refer to is a baffle.
My early fridge does not have one although later fridges tend to. I'm not sure what they do but by looking at them I would say they get the hot exhaust gas revolving as it goes up the pipe.
The 12 volt option will only work with the engine running and they take a while to get going. Don't ever think of putting warm beers in there and expect them to get cold but if you put cold stuff in they do the job and can make ice, but as I say they dont really have the capacity to cool warm things down.
Rob.

could be the element which is about £40 i think, and as you have the sink out it would be really easy to fit , I had the problem with mine changed it and it was brill

Well, the upside down overnight trick has helped. The fridge is now clearly working on gas. Not that cold, even on level three after four hours, but it was scorching today on my street, so it stayed well below ambient temp.

Now, to test it on the hookup, shame that'll have to wait until I'm away - unless I buy a converter thingy, yet another potential purchase....

Cheers.

MT