Last sat i noticed our fridge was not keeping anything cool on mains electric so switched it over to gas and hey presto worked perfect.got back today 12ish and plugged it into the house on electric just went out and checked it and its not cooling, anybody any ideas.
Heater element gone is the best bet especially if it has worked previously but it would be a good idea to check the wiring to make sure you have power getting to the fridge
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Quote: Originally posted by Billy Boy on 22/8/2010
Last sat i noticed our fridge was not keeping anything cool on mains electric so switched it over to gas and hey presto worked perfect.got back today 12ish and plugged it into the house on electric just went out and checked it and its not cooling, anybody any ideas.
Does your fridge have an on/off LED? If so and it lights up it could be any number of things wrong with the fridge internals. If it doesn't light up (fingers crossed) then fridge may be OK but no power is getting to it. Check the mains consumer unit's fuses and switches.
Whatever, it may need looking at by someone with expertise.
It has a flame for the gas a 12v element for running on 12v from the tow vehicle while towing only and a 230v element while running on EHU/mains electric.
As you have a newish van the fridge should have an indicator light for each of the electrical functions; the 230v indicator is normally green and is usually part of the switch, if yours does not light when switched on then check the wiring to the fridge and the consumer unit also checking the MCB has not tripped (usually No.1). If the light is lit then the wiring on the fridge itself or the element is suspect (more often the element)
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My fridge has a 'switch' in the cupboard next to it, last time it wouldnt work on mains (all fuses etc all ok) it turned out a tin had knocked the switch off in the cupboard!!!
Hi - I work for Electrolux and used to fix these units. Your fridge system uses heat to work the chilling unit, from three independent sources - gas burner, 110watt, 240 volt element and 80 watt, 12 volt element. the mains 240v element is controlled by a thermostat also. The most likely problem is the mains element has failed open circuit, and is no longer heating the 'bolier' on the fridge. It slots into a central tube on the unit, next too the 12v heater, and can simply be pulled out and replaced, although you may need to remove the fridge to do it. Be carful removing fridges - its easy to scratch the units they are housed in - use narrow strips of metal behind where the fixing screws are inserted to protect the wood. Its possible the thermostat may be open circuit too, but thats not so likely. If you need more advice let me know! or if you want to know the theory of how the units work.... be prepared for talks on boiling ammonia, water tubes and mister Albert Einstein who actually invented the system lol cheers
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