Thetford fridge

garyvw
garyvw Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited January 6 in Caravans #1

Hello

Looking for some advice my thetford fridge is making a electrical clicking sound seems to be coming from the control box at bottom vent. It makes no difference what setting it's on gas electric or 12v as soon as it's turned on it starts clicking. The fridge is working ok on mains but still stays clicking. when set to gas it fires up then cuts out and doesn't work on 12v either the fridge/freezer is on a 2011 motorhome and has auto setting.the control box has a part number 626908

Thanks

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 6 #2

    It sounds as if the gas igniter is clicking, perhaps.🤷🏻‍♂️ That’s where I would start looking.

    How do you know the fridge isn’t working on 12v? It will only be powered by 12v when your engine is running and the controls are set appropriately. 12v will not work as efficiently as 240v by any means.

     

  • garyvw
    garyvw Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited January 6 #3

    Hi

    It's definitely a electrical clicking/buzzing sort of sound. When I start the engine and  switch the controller to 12v the blue light on the fridge just flashes so I know it's not working 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 6 #4

    Right. Perhaps it might be best to get a mobile technician to look at it as it’s near impossible to diagnose remotely. 

    Incidentally, you’ve posted in the caravan section so I expect a mod will move your thread into Motorhomes or Parts & Accessories at some point.

     

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 7 #5

    Sounds similar to a problem we had not long ago. Igniting, but then going out. Ours was a sooted up burner, the carbon glowed, but it had burnt through the rubber on the thermo coupling. OH accessed fridge via exterior vent, cleaned things up, replaced, but ours was too far gone, so bought new thermo coupling and fitted this, and all now fine.

    Fiddly, but doable, otherwise it’s a job for service engineer. Our fridge is only a very small under counter one, not a full size or floor to ceiling fridge/freezer, in a 2001 AS.

    Good luck with it.

    Edit, ours was definite a gas problem. It worked fine on hook up.

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