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georgelesley · 08-01-2020, 04:45 PM

Turned on our Norcold 1211 refrig today. Started cooling as usual. Freezer got down to 10-12 or so, not as cold as usual but ok. Refer compartment leveled off at 50 deg. Set temp up far higher than usual but no change several hours later.

Checked coil and boiler in outside compartment barely warm to the touch. This was all on AC so I tried lp thinking ac heater may be defective. It will not light in lp mode it says “no flow”. Gas is on stove and water heater both lite right up. It worked fine in both ac and lp modes last trip.

Ideas, circuit board maybe?

RVThere · 08-01-2020, 06:51 PM

Do you hear the fan running? How hot is it outside?

I bought a 5" fan at Walmart and a multiplug. You plug the multiplug into the outlet in the frig access panel outside and then plug the frig and the fan into the outlets. Direct the fan straight up. I've found in hot weather the additional fan is a necessity to cool the coils.

As for your LP problem, there's a probe that has to be directly in the flame. Sometimes the tip of that probe vibrates out of the flame or the probe tip rusts off. There should be a little door in your flame chamber where you can move it out of the way with a flathead screwdriver. Turn the frig on LP, run outside and see if you have a flame. If you see a flame and then it shuts off, the probe is your problem.

georgelesley · 08-01-2020, 07:19 PM

Update:i turned the refer completely off for a few minutes. When I turned it on the lp now works. After one hour it has the inside down to 45 and still going. I will try it on ac tomorrow. Just happy it works in lp for now.

I did have to replace a small 5 amp fuse on the circuit board last trip. The circuit board may be showing it’s age. If it works on ac tomorrow that is probably it. If the ac does not work I suspect the ac heater.

Will advise

georgelesley · 08-02-2020, 07:12 AM

Update: this AM on lp all nite, refer was 30-32, freezer was +4. Switched to ac operation one hour later same numbers. All appears good. I will likely change the circuit board proactively.

BTW, we have the Amish cooling unit, and they installed two external fans when the cooling unit was installed, as well as a permanent internal fan. The boiler and heat tube coil was about 100 deg today and all seems normal. I backed the temp control off from the 4 setting to two which is our normal setting except in very warm conditions.

Ray,IN · 08-02-2020, 09:40 PM

How long since the last annual recommended cleaning and service?

georgelesley · 08-03-2020, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray,IN

How long since the last annual recommended cleaning and service?

I did it Six months ago and the flame was good and blue and is again now that lp works again. The reason I keep going back to the circuit board is that the on/off cycle fix it and the ac. Mode did not cool properly as well as the gas not litigation. All at one time. Too many coincidences at once. Plus had to replace a circuit board 12v fuse last year.