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RV fridge help
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06/24/21 03:54 PM
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teufelhunden
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Hi. I have a 2013 Dutchman Denali. The fridge is a NORCOLD N811RT. it is not cooling on power or propane. It flashed 4 blinking codes, which meant faulty power board. I replaced the power board, but now it flashes 6 blinking lights. From what I can find on the net, this means "dirty power" or power converter is bad. I have no clue where the converter is, at least looking from pics of converters on google. Anyone have any experience with these fridges and can help. I did call Dutchman, but they were no help, and couldn't get anyone at NORCOLD on the phone. Thanks.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 03:59 PM
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I will be following this thread closely. I had a brand new 2007 Denali 5th wheel for 4 years, sold it, now bought it back again 2 months ago.
The fridge in it I believe did the same thing multiple times and a RV mechanic that I knew who did side work came over and reset it for me by jumping across two terminals on the board. He even showed me how to do it but it's been too many beers ago for me to remember. It is now flashing a code and not working but he doesn't do side jobs anymore and I would need to find someone who does to do this and a couple other little things it needs right now.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:03 PM
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Take the cover off on the outside and look for something that looks like a pilot light with a small flame.No flame it isn't cooling.If it is plugged in and set to ac power then there shouldnt be a flame. .......................... Another possibily is a fuse.There is a fuse panel near the floor probably close to your steps on the inside.Take that panel off and look at the inside cover for the right location to the refrigerator fuse.It is a slow-blow NOT a regular automotive fuse.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:06 PM
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:19 PM
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Take the cover off on the outside and look for something that looks like a pilot light with a small flame.No flame it isn't cooling.If it is plugged in and set to ac power then there shouldnt be a flame. .......................... Another possibily is a fuse.There is a fuse panel near the floor probably close to your steps on the inside.Take that panel off and look at the inside cover for the right location to the refrigerator fuse.It is a slow-blow NOT a regular automotive fuse. No flame using propane, and fuses look good on panel and inside at the breaker panel???
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:19 PM
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I will be following this thread closely. I had a brand new 2007 Denali 5th wheel for 4 years, sold it, now bought it back again 2 months ago.
The fridge in it I believe did the same thing multiple times and a RV mechanic that I knew who did side work came over and reset it for me by jumping across two terminals on the board. He even showed me how to do it but it's been too many beers ago for me to remember. It is now flashing a code and not working but he doesn't do side jobs anymore and I would need to find someone who does to do this and a couple other little things it needs right now. I found a few reset procedures I will try later. Hopefully this will do the trick.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:20 PM
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Tell me about it. Something breaks or stops working damn near every trip. Damn money pits. But the wife loves it.....
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:26 PM
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Bite the bullet and install a residential refrigerator.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:36 PM
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How to reset a NORCOLD RV
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06/24/21 04:36 PM
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:50 PM
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How to reset a NORCOLD RV Unfortunately that is the older panel, and has different connectors. I can't find a reset for the newer panel yet. Mine is a 628661 panel.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:52 PM
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Tell me about it. Something breaks or stops working damn near every trip. Damn money pits. But the wife loves it..... We been rv'ing for a long time and only had two small things happen.The heating element on the frig quit working and I replaced it.Another time the fan on the air conditioner froze due to setting over the winter.I removed the cover and gave it a spin it worked ever since.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 04:57 PM
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Tell me about it. Something breaks or stops working damn near every trip. Damn money pits. But the wife loves it..... We been rv'ing for a long time and only had two small things happen.The heating element on the frig quit working and I replaced it.Another time the fan on the air conditioner froze due to setting over the winter.I removed the cover and gave it a spin it worked ever since. It is a house on wheels built with the cheapest, lightest, usually plastic parts. Things are going to break unfortunately. They sure are fun at the deer lease and beach though.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 07:48 PM
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It's kind of confusing does it mean ac power to the pedestal or pull the plug on the refrigerator ?.I think they are wanting to pull the plug on the frig but IDK for sure.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 07:50 PM
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I found this: http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/newreset.pdfMy question. It says run on manual mode, with ac power disconnected. My fridge only has Auto and propane mode. Are they talking auto mode is manual with power disconnected? They mean toggle it off of auto to force it on propane only.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 08:00 PM
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Bite the bullet and install a residential refrigerator. Yep. I just did this myself.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 08:39 PM
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Bite the bullet and install a residential refrigerator. More than likely that is where I'm heading.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 08:39 PM
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I found this: http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/newreset.pdfMy question. It says run on manual mode, with ac power disconnected. My fridge only has Auto and propane mode. Are they talking auto mode is manual with power disconnected? They mean toggle it off of auto to force it on propane only. Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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Re: RV fridge help
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06/24/21 09:17 PM
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Well, I got it to stop blinking. I'll try to explain what I found out and did. The 2 black lines (A) labeled AC heater/element chauffant is the correct position for the wires. My original power panel was wired to the positions highlighted in the picture. The new panel (628671) apparently is an upgraded part. My old panel (628971) has been discontinued. What the difference is, I dont know??? All I know is the new panel did not agree with the old position of the wires. I'll check back later and report back if the fridge/freezer is cooling properly. It usually takes a while.
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