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tina smith

09/3/2008 at 7:30pm
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can any help having trouble with our gas fridge it will not light up it will when we take it out side put not inside we ge a what i can say is ablow back hope some ome can help tina

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billy

09/3/2008 at 7:38pm
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I take it its a free standing one--the trick with any gas fridge is not to attempt to light it as soon as you have stopped travelling--turn on the gas & allow it to stand for 20 mins at least before attempting to light it--if that dont work it needs the burner cleaning out--

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tina smith

09/3/2008 at 9:11pm
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thanks billy we will try that we brought the camper van 6 months ago been tiding it up but the fridge has done our head in thank you tina

billy

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Ah--its installed in a van--if you cant get it to work it will have to be removed & serviced by a competant person--it probably aint been serviced for yrs--without trying to alarm you old fridges have been known to catch fire & burn the whole van out-so I would get it done-a tip-while its out-turn it upside down & leave for an hour--it will work much better afterwards--is the van level when you have been trying to start the fridge?--they wont work on gas or electric if they aint reasonably level--

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tina smith

10/3/2008 at 8:08am
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thanks billy we try that one whrn the weather is better

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I had a fridge in an Adria years ago that stopped working when I got to site in Cornwall. Rang the dealer and he said - I kid you not! - to take it out and turn it upside down.

Took me a couple of hours to get it out, turn it, and re-install it but it worked.

It's a trick to clear an air-lock in the coolant - I knew it'd work when I heard it glugging and burbling when I was turning it - and it worked a treat from then on.

tina smith

10/3/2008 at 9:21pm
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thanks tony were have to try that my son said he clean tne burner but we can only try thank you tina

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11/3/2008 at 9:54am
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Up-turning works with dead domestic fridges too (as long as the motor is ok)

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tina smith

14/3/2008 at 11:08pm
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thanks oxter we taking the fridge out again this weekend going to try turning it upside down only dont want to get a new one yet had to do a bit of work on the old camper so money tight thanks any way tina

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