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Old 05-04-2008, 03:45 AM   #1
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Just got on the road 2 days and while dry camping the refrigerator temp went up to 58 deg. Ran the generator and it went back down to 36 deg overnight. Can not get in for service for 5 days. Anyone have any idears what to check. I have a pilot flame but it will not kick on . Thanks

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Just got on the road 2 days and while dry camping the refrigerator temp went up to 58 deg. Ran the generator and it went back down to 36 deg overnight. Can not get in for service for 5 days. Anyone have any idears what to check. I have a pilot flame but it will not kick on . Thanks

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I'm sure you've got the shutoff valve open? Right. If you've been on electric for a while an insect could have been attracted to the gas nozzle area and blocked it.
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I checked all that. I was hoping someone knew how to check the circuit board?
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Dometic or Norcold? Model Number?
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Dometic side by side Model #NDR1292.
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Cleaned out the pilot hole, had some dirt in it, Hope this helps someone else. Total time to fix it was 30 minutes.

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