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It does not run on electric or LP gas

There is power going to it ,no blown fuses, Lp comes on and turns on but no cooling

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Check the thermistor by unplugging it from the main circuit board located at the back of the refrigerator. It will be the harness to the left that has only two wires in it. Unplug it and allow the refrigerator to run for 24 hours. If it does not cool after that then you have a bad cooling unit.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 08, 2008

SOURCE: norcold rv refrigerator freezer

Make sure the thermister is attached firmly to the fins in the back. The boards on a Norcold can be reset a service center familiar with this process is your best bet. It takes disconecting the board and then shorting it out best to leave it to some one who is familiar.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 24, 2009

SOURCE: Norcold Fridge will not work on LP gas while traveling.

One of two problems. The auto switch is bad or the lower circuit board is not doing its job. You can call norcold technical or take the board to a service center and have it checked with the tester they should have. The lower board retails for 176.00. I looked at my tech file and it is a little vague on your particular situation. If I were repairing your fridge I would take the smart route and call technical. Hope you get your problem solved. If you need more help please feel free.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 22, 2009

SOURCE: norcold n1095 not working on AC...works fine on LP

Yes. LP is direct heat to the exchanger. The thermistor operates through the control to the electric heater.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 26, 2009

SOURCE: dometic RM 2800

It sounds like your cooling unit is going out. Here's a couple of things to check. Do you smell any ammonia when you open either one of the doors? When you look at the rear of the fridge, do you see anything that looks like rusty water that has run down any of the metal tubes and dried up? If the answer to either one of these is "yes", then youll need to start looking for a new fridge or replace the cooling unit on the one that you have.

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Mark

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  • Posted on Jul 30, 2009

SOURCE: Our Dometic RM2193 cools on gas but does not work on electric

It could be as simple as a blown fuse at the fridge. Also check to make sure you have turned on the electric switch that allows the fridge to run on AC. Note, you can only operate the fridge on EITHER gas OR electric, but not both sources at the same time, thus, you have to turn off the gas switch before you can run on electric.

When this unit is running on electricity, it has to have the thermostat set for it to run.

Here's a link to the Dometic manual for your model.

http://www.alcovr.com/DATA/MANUEL/DometicRefrigeratorModelsRM2191&RM2193.pdf

Just follow the steps for running on electric and you should be OK.
Hope this helps.

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