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Originally Posted by bayoubill
When I inspected my 3326 at the dealer, they cooled the refirgerator using propane. The refrigerator cooled down in the two hours I inspected the unit.
When I stored the 3326 in my yard, I hooked it up to the 30 amp. The refrigerator on AC would not cool down in the two days that I tested on AC.
Suggestions?
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First check the breakers and that the fridge is plugged in. Turn the fridge control knob to 120V or the position with the electric plug. set the control know to 5 or the highest setting.
I would first test the 120 fridge by placing my hand over the chimney to fell for heat after it's been turned on for 5 minutes. If you have heat but no cooling re-check it operates on propane? These little fridges need a heat source to make the cooling operation work.
If I had no heat when connected to 120. Then test the 120V outlet that the fridge connects to. If I had 120V at the outlet I would then check that I had 120V going to the 120 heating coil when turned on to AC and max setting.
If I had 120V across the heating element and no heat, it sound like the element is bad. If I did not have voltage across the coil I would trouble shoot the switch and control circuit.
There may have been a reason the dealer ran the fridge on propane??? The good news, if it operated on propane the fridge cooling system is working and it's just a question of a heating element or 120V AC supply. I had a heating element go on a domtic fridge it cost around 100 and about 1.5 hours to pull the fridge and replace the element.