FRIDGE
- Your 3 way fridge needs to be as close to level as possible for optimum performance. it is recommended that you use a levelling device to achieve this.
- Your fridge will not run on the 12v house battery. Please see below as to why.
- In order for your fridge to be at operating temperature and all goods inside to be cold your fridge will need to be switched on a minimum of 24 hours prior to departure. This because when the fridge is running on 12v, it is designed to maintain the current temperature. It has a time limitation – the further you drive, the ability to maintain this temperature is lessened. You have approximately 5 hours before the temperature will start to rise slowly (in summer).
- It is recommended to fill your fridge with cold items to quicken its ability to get down to its optimal operating temperature.
- if the fridge is set to auto while you are driving and you stop you will have a 15 minute window to either plug into 240v or turn your gas bottle on. If you don’t do this within that time, an error code will be present on the screen which will need to be reset.
If your fridge is not getting cold, please check the below things first:
- Your 3 way fridge needs to be as close to level as possible for optimum performance. it is recommended that you use a levelling device to achieve this.
- In order for your fridge to be at operating temperature and all goods inside to be cold your fridge will need to be switched on a minimum of 24 hours prior to departure. This because when the fridge is running on 12v, it is designed to maintain the current temperature. It has a time limitation – the further you drive, the ability to maintain this temperature is lessened. You have approximately 5 hours before the temperature will start to rise slowly (in summer).
- It is recommended to fill your fridge with cold items to quicken its ability to get down to its optimal operating temperature.
Your fridge will not run on the 12v house battery. The biggest reason is that the nature of the fridge using a heating element draws excessive current approx 14-20amps (depending on fridge model) this being drawn from the house battery would cause the battery to be flat within a matter of hours. This is why the 12v mode is only wired to your car as your car alternator keeps up with the fridge power supply. When the van is not connected to your car or 240v, the only mode you can use is gas.
- Ensure your gas bottles are full. · Ensure the bottle tap is fully open. · Ensure the green selector valve is pointing to the gas bottle that you have
just opened. - It’s always a good idea to draw gas through lines at stove top first and clear out any air in the system for easier fridge starting
- Turn gas on at fridge (not on full ¼ to ½ way – this applies to older manual knob style fridges) · It is working if heat is coming out of the top vent outside of the RV
- Check that the tap under the RV is not closed:
If your fridge is still not working on gas, please contact us or your nearest Jayco Authorised service agent.