RV Refridgerator Safety

WARNING
Be sure to read the Safety Issues pages before attempting any repairs
Ammonia Emergency First Aid
RV Cooling Unit Safety
Gas Safety
Electrical Safety

Cooling Units
RV Cooling Unit Theory

AC/DC Compressor Style vs Propane Refrigerators

Diagnosing
Venting
Temperature
Hot Wiring
How to Change the Cooling Unit
Cooling Coil Rebuilding Process

Basic Controls
Proper Flame
Safety Valve
Piezo Igniter
Electronic Igniter
Gas Thermostat
Flame Blow Out
Electric Heat Element
Electric Thermostat
Combination Thermostat
Simple Manual Gas System
Simple Manual Electric System

Dometic Refrigerators
Early Gas Controls
Some M series models, RM36 through RM100

Early Electric Controls
Some M series models, RM36 through RM100

Manual Controls
RM360 through RM2801, RM2610 and RM2810

Changing Combination Thermostat

RM2604 & RM2804 Controls

First Generation Automatic Energy Selector (AES) Electronic Controls
RM663, RM763, RM1303, RM2602, RM2603, RM2802, RM2803, RM3500, RM3501, RM3600, RM3601, RM3604, RM3800, RM3801, RM3804, RM4801, RM4804, and some RM7030s

Second Generation Electronic Controls
S1521, S1531, S1621, S1631, S1821, S1831, RM2607, RM2611, RM2612, RM2620, RM2652, RM2807, RM2811, RM2812, RM2820, RM2852, RM3607, RM3662, RM3663, RM3807, RM3862, RM3863, RM4872, RM4873, some RM7030s, RM7130, RM7732, RM7832, NDR1062, NDR1272, and NDR1292

Dometic Library

Dometic Door Gaskets

Norcold Refrigerators
838 and 8310 Electronic Controls

Second Generation Electronic Controls
652, 653, 662, 663, 682, 683, 6052, 6053, 6062, 6063, 6082, 6083, 6162, 6163, 6182, 6183, 8652, 8653, 8662, 8663, 8762, 8763, 8782, 8783

Norcold Library

Older Components
Sourdillon Control
Also used on some later model Norcold manual refrigerators and Consul refrigerators

Klixon Valve
Teddington Burner
Zip Tube
Flint Wheel
Older Gas Thermostats
Glow Coil