Camping Fridges

Our fridge services include repairs to gas refrigerators and 12 volt camping fridges.

Gas fridges regularly require service. Due to the placement of the burner assembly at ground level, they are prone to dirt, dust, ants, sand, all sorts of goodies impeding performance on gas. If your performance on gas is not as good as on 240, then your fridge needs a service.

Authorised dealer for:

Chescold gas refrigerators	Dometic gas refrigerators	Electrolux gas refrigerators
Engel 12 volt refrigerators	National Luna 12 volt refrigerators	Waeco 12 volt refrigerators

Below are some tips which come from knowledge we’ve gained through personal and practical experience of over 40 years and pertain to camping and caravanning in our harsh Australian climate. Although our style of camping may differ from yours, sometimes you can save yourself a service call by performing just a few simple checks.

Your 3 Way (Absorption) Fridge

• Your three way fridge, gas refrigerator, needs three things to work: a level area, proper ventilation and a blue gas flame.
• Be sure your 3-way fridge is level. Unless it's level within 2 degrees, it simply won’t work.
• Proper ventilation is important for your 3-way fridge. It must be able to remove the heat it produces.
• The gas flame for your 3-way fridge needs to be solid blue although you may see a bit of yellow where the flame touches the theremocouple and piezos.
• Be patient, 3-way fridges take 10 to 12 hours to reach operating temperature.
   

Your 12 volt Fridge

Performance of all 12 volt fridges is affected by the outside variable factors of ambient heat and battery voltage applied to the fridge. If the ambient temperature is high, the thermostat will call for more cooling.

If you lock your fridge in the rear of your 4WD wagon in the hot sun, when internal temperatures rise above 60 degrees, your fridge fights a losing battle against the heat. Be sure to always park in the shade and open your windows to allow hot air to escape.

Most 12 volt fridges are built with industry standard Danfoss BD compressors and with the self-protection they have built in. Error codes will assist with the diagnosis of faults. If your fridge has an error light indicator, these error codes will help you determine the problem, and you can then decide whether or not to call us for service. The indicator light will pause for five seconds between error indications. For instance, a single flash followed by a five second pause indicates one type of error and two quick flashes followed by a pause indicates another type of error.

Danfoss Error Codes

1. Check wiring and battery
2. Fan overload. Make sure the fan isn’t jammed. If the fan is working, call for service.
3. Motor start error. Leave off for 10 minutes and attempt to restart. If the 3 flash error remains, call for service.
4. Low motor speed, call for service.
5. Thermal cut out, check the ventilation, if all appears, then call for service.