kelly58 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 The Dometic Fridge in my Auto Trail Tracker RS has developed a strange noise when it fires up on gas, as with all fridges there's the usual tick tick tick , but then there is a strange sort of clunking sound for a few seconds , then it works fine and keeps really cold. I have spoken to the local Dometic mobile engineer who said he'd not come across this problem before and would get back to me , but was busy until after 10th September and that's the day we are going back to France . Has anyone else encountered this problem with their fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolandrat Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 That sounds about right when you are in trouble. Can you pull the fuse on the habitation battery and leave it off for about a minute then put it back and turn the fridge back on. It's a way of resetting these latest fridges, it just might resolve your problem. If not then you will have to seek further assistance. Can't your supplying dealer help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebishbus Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hi. The only thing that I can think of, is if the top flue pipe outlet is moving over the lower one due to heat expansion. You could remove the top vent , then try moving the top pipe to see if it makes the same sound. Brian B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 After I left Marquis who gave me details of my local Dometic engineer I rang and spoke to him Tuesday lunch time who only lives about 12 miles from my home , but to date he has not got back to me . I explained we were away to France again on Sept 10th for 3 weeks and do not want a duff fridge. Not a very good service from Dometic unlike when I had a problem with a Thetford fridge the engineer was at my door 2 days after I had rang them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughmer Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 If the clonking is associated with firing up (either just before or a few seconds afterwards, it might be the gas valve solenoid. A week or so back I posted a problem I was having with my Dometic fridge, and in trying to sort IT, I've been scrutinising the plumbing. When my gas valve opens there's an audible clonk and after the flame is lit, there's another. If the flame does not ignite (after 20-30 secs of tick tick tick) the valve shuts for safety and you get a red warning light on the control panel. If you get a repetition, it could be that the gas valve is ..er.. um.. confused. I've discovered my fridge has a test programme that checks the different functions. Yours might also. Here's the drill TURN OFF press and hold in temp control button Turn on continue to hold temp control button all the leds flash in sequence. each led now represents a different test and I can hear the valve opening and shutting you can cycle through the test by pressing the temp control button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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