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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / March 2004Electrolux LPG fridge
Hi All, I have a camper trailer with an Electrolux RM2310 3 way fridge. On firing up the fridge to cool it before we go away, I found it wasn't getting cold. I looked at the instructions and they say the fridge must be level. I levelled the van and it started to get cold. It seems however the fridge not getting cold enough. The freezer is cold but the food compartment is only so so. Again referring to the instructions, one cause could be jet orifice blocked, however it doesn't show the orifice in the exploded diagram. Any tips from anyone who has had a similar experience appreciated. Daryl >I have a camper trailer with an Electrolux RM2310 3 way fridge. On firing up >the fridge to cool it before we go away, I found it wasn't getting cold. I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >however it doesn't show the orifice in the exploded diagram. >Any tips from anyone who has had a similar experience appreciated. I have a (fairly old) absorption fridge of the type you mention (ie. gas/12V/240V) and when they say "Level" they mean LEVEL! I keep a $2 shop spirit level inside my fridge for just that purpose to ensure it is pretty level in the two axis. If it works OK on 240V then it could be a blocked gas jet but if it is poorly on 240V too then it may be a gas leak but I doubt it, given that it partly works. LEVEL, LEVEL AND LEVEL :) Mike Harding > >I have a camper trailer with an Electrolux RM2310 3 way fridge. On firing up > >the fridge to cool it before we go away, I found it wasn't getting cold. I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Mike Harding You should really give a lot of thought to selling it and buying a compresser job. Nothing takes the fun away from a trip than stuffing around with a recalcitrant fridge !!  SignatureRegards ............... Rheilly Phoull hope you all turn off the gas before travelling? too many morons drive into servos while I'm unloading with their gas fridge going Kev > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Daryl How do you know that Kev ? > hope you all turn off the gas before travelling? > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > Daryl *<sound of crickets>* > How do you know that Kev ? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > > > Daryl no crickets here plenty out where I been camped for the last 3 days the gas turned on for one thing and you just have to ask they are usually stupid enough to tell you that is while they are standing there pumping petrol with all the vapours floating about Travelling with a carvan/camper with the gas turned on is is against the law and very stupid of course, don't tell me Foss you do it all the time do ya? never had any problem? the only reason more people are not killed from gas and petrol fires is sheer luck gas and petrol is very dangerous Kev > *<sound of crickets>* > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > > > > > > > Daryl I was just interested to know who you came to know that people were running around with the gas on. There was a sign on the entrance at the munitions filling factory where I spent a bit of time that said "You may be able to hide the cigarette, but can you hide the explosion". I guess people really are that gumby. > gas and petrol is very dangerous Seems obvious doesn't it. > don't tell me Foss you do it all the time do ya? 23 & 40 ltr Engles, slide locks & insulation covers. 165 watt solar panel mounted over the cab. Auto changeover dual battery system (alternator charges while engine is running, panel when it's not). Don't like absorbsion fridges for travelling they are to critical on level & develop vapour locks quite easily which is a complete bastard to fix. Don't get me wrong, they have there place, but the setup I have absolutely nails anything that can be accomplished with an absorbsion setup. cheers Foss > no crickets here > plenty out where I been camped for the last 3 days [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Daryl > I was just interested to know who you came to know that people were running > around with the gas on. no worries > There was a sign on the entrance at the munitions filling factory where I > spent a bit of time that said "You may be able to hide the cigarette, but > can you hide the explosion". I guess people really are that gumby. saw one of those feral ute w.nkers drive into a Beaudesert servo had all the usual shitthe "CAT" mudflaps with chrome mudflap weights that dragged along the ground, metal on the ground makes lovely sparks at night so here he is driving into the servo, scrap scrap, right across the metal tank access covers and 3 people fueling + me unloading, and I spot the sticker on two of the 4 bull lights on the rollbar...."ONE FLASH & YOUR ASH" I though how appropriate Kev Have a look at these sites and you may find some help lots of discussion on the forums. and this yahoo one has search engine. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/campertrailers/ http://groups.msn.com/Caravanersforum and much more on fridges here http://www.caravanrefrigeration.com.au/ http://www.aroundoz.com/diy_archive/electrolux_fridge_efficiency.htm http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/TROUBLE.HTM http://www.fridge-and-solar.net/wire.html http://www.fridge-and-solar.net/wire.html >I have a camper trailer with an Electrolux RM2310 3 way fridge. On firing up >the fridge to cool it before we go away, I found it wasn't getting cold. I Thanks for all your replies...... I have just returned from a week away and still trying to work out if the fridge is ok. It was around 40 deg every day while I was away. The freezer was always freezing however by the end of a 40 deg day, the food compartment was only mildly chilled. (It was cold in the morning though). I am now wondering if this is all that can be expected which such hot weather. Again thanks for the replies, and to the person who replied directly to my email, could you send it again as I accidentally deleted it after doing a mass Spam kill. cheers (with warm beer) Daryl > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Daryl Thats about as good as you'll get with 3way.. >It was around 40 deg every day while I was away. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I am now wondering if this is all that can be expected which such hot >weather. Graham, one way to get over that is to get a extractor fan and sit it on top your fridge and directing the air out thro' the grill. In caravan camping shops they're around $60 but I bought a 12V computer cooling fan $20 and wired it up to my 12 volt system, it works perfect.........Al -- I cna ytpe30 wrods pre mniuet wtih oen figner > Thats about as good as you'll get with 3way.. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I am now wondering if this is all that can be expected which such hot > >weather. This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the 3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, enough petrol to charge the battery everyday while camped at the favourite fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 way will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne >This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the >3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, >enough petrol to charge the battery everyday while camped at the favourite >fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 way >will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a >trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne Having just returned from a few days in the late 30 degs. in NW Victoria I would agree. It did keep things cool but it struggled. Less than (say) 33C - no problem, excellent fridge and the ability to run on gas is worth it's weight in gold if you are camped in one spot for a few days. However keep in mind these fridges do need to be LEVEL and 4WDing is often not level and I find mine doesn't work very well then - although Rob2 has a newer unit than mine and, I think, has better results? Mike Harding > >This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the > >3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > level and I find mine doesn't work very well then - although > Rob2 has a newer unit than mine and, I think, has better results? Mine's not exactly a spring chicken - it's about 12 years old now, but has basically the same guts in it as the newer F400 model Chescold - I know this as I salvaged a valve out of a discarded one when mine started leaking (and kept the other bits for spares). They're great fridges on gas but consume heaps of power on 12v or 240v - will flatten a battery in about 3 to 4 hours. The "Finch" model won't freeze, so maybe aren't as good in the hot weather as the other Chescolds models. We've dragged ours all over the Kimberleys and NT for years in 35 to 40 degrees and high humidity, and it kept stuff frozen no problem. When it's in the car you need to make sure the vents are kept clear. Regarding keeping it level, it's not too critical - if it looks reasonably level it's fine. Rob If you want a 3way to work in hot climates ie above 32c ensure you get a climate class T fridge, these are designed to operate fine up to 43C climate class SN or N are only designed to work fine to around 32C the climate class is usually on the specification label >>This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the >>3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, >>enough petrol to charge the battery everyday while camped at the favourite >>fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 way >>will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a >>trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne > This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the > 3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, > enough petrol to charge the battery everyday while camped at the favourite > fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 way > will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a > trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne Theres no way around the need for power of some kind when you have high overnight ambients. Personally I would not favour the '3 way' since IMHO they are not very efficient at 'pulling down' warm goods. Also IMHO there is no way around the need for providing power for a fridge in those conditions. Whilst the solar panel (and battery) setup is expensive initially it does have many benefits and compared to using a genny all the time, certainly goes a way towards recouping the intial costs. SignatureRegards ........ Rheilly Phoull You have been infected with the 'Irish Bomb' Since we don't know dat programming tings we have to be workin with de honour system for now. Please would ye be deleting all yer files and operatin systems and sending dis to all ya friends and udder folks. Thanks ....Rheilly Wayne, I have a new three way electolux fitted in my caravan. I spent a week at Sandon river near Yamba end of January this year. Temps were well up, 35 plus. The fridge worked faultlessly on gas. Frozen food remained frozen. Beer was nice and cold. We run it on 240v 24 hrs before leaving home and then on 12v from the car. > This is a very useful topic, I'm looking around for fridge and I favour the > 3 way as I've heard stories of needing solar panels, battery storage units, > enough petrol to charge the battery everyday while camped at the favourite > fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 way > will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a > trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne Ta Yes I have heard the trick is to get the temp down and use 12v(wired to the spare battery)/gas to maintain it. I'm inclined towards the unit with the freezer compartment divider, working on the principle that removing the compartment provides lower temp throughout. Any suggestion on where to buy a unit. Either over the net or near Queanbeyan? > Wayne, I have a new three way electolux fitted in my caravan. > I spent a week at Sandon river near Yamba end of January this year. Temps [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning a > > trip to Cooktown via Longreach. Wayne > Ta Yes I have heard the trick is to get the temp down and use 12v(wired to > the spare battery)/gas to maintain it. I'm inclined towards the unit with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Any suggestion on where to buy a unit. Either over the net or near > Queanbeyan? Hi Wayne. A good trick to cool off a 3Way before a trip is to go out to BOC gases in Fyshwick (I assume your in QBN?) and grab a kilo or two of dry-ice ($4.50/kg from memory), wrap it in newspaper and chuck half in the fridge and half in your esky full of ice & drinks etc, and it'll cool everything down really quickly, and not use a ton of gas / battery power & 24 hours getting your fridge from ambient temp down to working temp. Once 3Ways are cold they do a good job of keeping stuff cold, but they are very slow cooling things down from room temperature, pre-cool drink bottles etc in the Ice Esky first too, to save the 3Way some work. Get a climate class T 3 way fridge good to at least 42C >> > fishing spot, etc. A chap at the local camping store advised that the 3 >> way >> > will not be effective above 35 degrees which is a worry as I'm planning >a |
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