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Old 05-25-2017, 11:31 PM   #1
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Fridge Stop cooling

Turned my Norcold on today and will not cool it has power and no codes. Tried it on Electric and Gas nothing I do have a flame on gas. It was working ok a few weeks ago. This is in a 2011 Winnebago . Any help would be appreciate
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Old 05-26-2017, 12:11 AM   #2
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My Norcold 1200 takes 24 hours to cool down.

How long has it been turned on?
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Old 05-26-2017, 12:21 AM   #3
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My Norcold 1200 takes 24 hours to cool down.

How long has it been turned on?
Be turned on for two days
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Old 05-26-2017, 02:18 PM   #4
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Is the flue clear? Check for birds nests. Flue and vent opening needs to be clear to allow heat from coil/burner to escape.
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Old 05-28-2017, 01:36 AM   #5
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If you have power, and flame on gas mode, there are three possibilities.
1. bad thermister (inside refer area, cheap and easy fix but usually not the cause)
2. bad circuit board (check fuses, but it is a rare failure)
3. bad cooling unit (plugged or gas leaked out)(most likely plugged)

I had a cooling unit go out, way I tested was to isolate it by directly applying 120v to the electric heating elements. They got hot, but no cool in the refer.

Tried every test in the book, wanted it to be anything but the cooling unit, but it was. Took 4 hours with a mobile RV guy and me to pull out refer, remove cooling unit, and replace with a new one. Cooling started almost immediately upon turning back on. That was over 5 years ago, refer was two months out of warranty :-(

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Old 05-28-2017, 06:05 AM   #6
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I had the same thing happen to me, bad cooling unit..... replaced it with a residential unit and love it.
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Old 05-28-2017, 06:46 AM   #7
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Bad or inefficient thermister. . Had the same issue and added the new thermister . Works fine.
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