[VAC] Re: Airstream Refrigerator Removal, Burping, and Probable Replacement

[Chris Bryant]

Hi Harvey,
        A couple of things- if "burping" does help, the fix will be temporary- I would go ahead and bite the bullet and replace it. Second- the only real way to tell if the cooling unit is good is to "hot wire" it- check the heating element for proper resistance, and hook the element straight to 120 volt ac. I cannot remember which model you have, but I'm betting it is an "automatic" one, which will require 12 volt DC to operate.

        I actually have a beginning of a troubleshooting page up at http://www.bryantrv.com/reefer.html


At 03:46 PM 7/4/01 -0500, Harvey Barlow wrote:

Following the advice of some, and with my fingers crossed for good luck, I
turned the refrig upside down and left it resting.  After 24 hours I plan to
return, right it, plug it back in, temporarily reinstall the two doors, and
let it sit for another 24 hours to see if it will cool.  Prior to removal,
it would not cool below about 12 degrees in the freezer and 40+ in the box.
Some have told me that occasionally, if the owner is lucky, the refrigerator
will "burp" itself when turned upside down for 24 hours.  The explanation is
that minor restrictions in the lines may sometimes be cleared by gravity
flow and the coolant mixture will flow through the entire coil and be
redistributed and the unit will resume cooling.  What do I have to lose?
Maybe I'll be lucky.

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