3 way camper fridges and how to repair them. Part 2 Electric 

cheers Gerard👍

Glad it was helpful!

So nice of you

Glad I could help

Thanks Stephen

My pleasure!

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Glad it helped

fare comment. Sorry😔

Thanks! 😃

You're very welcome!

Hi David Thanks so much for your kind words and input. Totally messed up on the title (Doh!) now fixed and I was aware of the error in the testing (Brought about because I new that heater was broken anyway and then turned my brain off whilst talking and filming😔 and as you point out I incorrectly probed the switch rather than the heater wires. (But as I got what I expected I didn't notice🤯. I have made a small edit to the film now.👍

@@ToTheGarage Great! We all have occasional brain fades from time to time.. good to hear that you have sorted it. People like you who have useful knowledge and put the effort in to share that knowledge with others are much appreciated by people like me who have tools and confidence but no experience in the specific activity.. keep up the good work!

Hi Check out part 1. I do the burner strip down on the smaller fridge but the design is almost identical

Sounds like it Alan.

For many they have turned into disposable items when in actual fact very few of them are truly broken beyond easy repair

Hi, did you work out what the problem was, I have this issue as well. freezer works but Fridge not getting cold.

It sounds like the ignitor may have failed ... you can buy them online at places such as Brickwerks ... they are not too difficult to fit -

@@SKSK-rz7br thanks for the info, I'll check them out.

The van does nerd to be running to use fridge on 12.v. if its wired in properly a relay looks for an output from the alternator. before it allows the 12 volts through to the fridge heater. without the van running the fridge would flatten the battery in about 10 minutes

@@ToTheGarage Many thanks. Good video by the way.

Hi Dan Typically they use about 200grams of gas per 24 hrs if working hard and turned up to full. so dependent upon what size and how many gas bottles you have, about 5 days per kilogram

@@ToTheGarage that's good to know, a lot less than i thought. I think I'll keep it for now then, keeps the battery for lights etc. Cheers.

Yes a stepdown transformer should work well. However if its previously been tried using the 220V supply, if the fuse has not protected it then the heater element maybe burnt out🤞

Hi The switch was off

Hi. Obviously, it varies by model, age, fridge size etc However 150 watts is quite typical.

Hi Lindsay Typically an absorption fridge is completely silent save for the sound of a pilot flame burning whilst on gas. There are no moving parts The only way I could conscieve of it generating a whining sound is if the sealed loop of refrigerant has a leak or is very depleted and therefore you hear the air moving in the system. Compressor fridges on the other hand have a pump to circulate the refrigerant and are better at cooling but constantly generating a low level of noise ( typically a hum ) They are fine in a house or large RV where you sleep away from them. hence absorbsion fridges are popular in campers. Sorry I can’t be more helpful. But other than a rare gurgle like a radiator, it should be silent John

The best way to stop any whining is to leave the wife at home.