Fridge quit cooling in the deep cold

[sfedeli3]

Ryan (and others)- Have you checked the performance of the gas
regulator? I was attempting to fire up my smoker yesterday and could
not get the flame to come up very high- turns out that the regulator
was not working "as well" in colder temps and was freezing up.
Replaced it with a new regulator and everything was fine. If your
coach has the original gas regulator(s) in the refer compartment and
on the tank- that "could" be your problem.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM, timvasqz wrote:
> > boiler cant make enough heat to gas off the ammonia, prob spending
> > too much of its heat overcomming the ambient temps??????.
>
> Sounds like what I was thinking, Greg. Curious if anyone else has the
> same problem under prolonged 0 degree temps? Want to make sure it
> isn't just me.
>
> I tried gas operation with no luck. Now the thing says "check" when I
> turn it on in any mode. I'm assuming that's because it thinks it's too
> warm inside... hope it's not indicative of more serious trouble. I may
> try the trouble light in the back as Ernie suggested, see if that
> doesn't warm it up enough to restart. These darn gas ammonia refers
> sure are finicky. I'm going to consider buying an all-electric coach
> with a big house-type fridge next time around.
>
> While I'm here I might as well ask, how does the refrigerator alarm
> circuit work in our coaches? Mine seems useless. I'd like some warning
> the next time the fridge approaches temps that are going to spoil my
> food.... My fridge has been replaced before, though, so the circuit
> may have just been disconnected entirely... I'd like to figure out how
> to reconnect it once I get this fridge running again.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>