Freezer Compartment; Operation During Travel; Door Latch For Travel And Storage; Ignition And Start Up - Norcold N300 Installation And Owner's Manual

Freezer compartment:

The freezer compartment is made to keep pre-frozen food
frozen and not to quick freeze food. Keep pre-frozen foods in
the freezer compartment.
NOTE: Do not put other items on the ice tray while the water is
freezing. The water freezes more rapidly if the
thermostat is at the coldest temperature setting.

Operation during travel:

While the refrigerator should be level when the vehicle is
stopped, performance during travel is not usually effected.

Door latch for travel and storage:

During travel, the door latch prevents the door from opening.
There are no chains, slides, or any devices that you must
engage.
During storage, the door latch prevents the door from com-
pletely closing. Use it to prevent odors when the refrigerator is
shut down for a long period of time.
To use the door latch for storage (See Art00979):
- Open the door just so the door latch [1] is between the ribs
[2] of the latch plate [3].

Ignition and Start Up

Controls:

Thermostat ........................................................................... 1
Selector switch ..................................................................... 2
Gas safety valve ................................................................... 3
Piezo lighter ......................................................................... 4
Flame meter ........................................................................ 5
The thermostat [1] (See Art00976) changes the amount of
propane gas that goes to the burner. This acts as the tempera-
ture control of the refrigerator. Number 5 is the coldest tem-
perature setting.
NOTE: This is not an automatic gas control. It does not change
the flame from high fire to low fire as do some RV
refrigerators. If the cooling load changes, you must
manually change the gas control to maintain the same
temperature inside the refrigerator.
When the outside air temperature is below 50° F, the refrigera-
tor may have a tendency to freeze food at the colder tempera-
ture settings. To reduce the tendency to freeze food:
- Turn the thermostat to a warmer temperature setting.
- Keep the refrigerator full.
- Put foods that are more likely to freeze on the upper shelf.
The selector switch [2] changes the energy source of the
refrigerator between propane gas (
electric ( ), and OFF (
The gas safety valve [3] is built into the control panel. As long
as a flame is present, the valve is open and allows propane
gas to flow into the burner. Any loss of flame (empty gas tank,
blow out, etc.) closes the safety valve and stops the flow of gas.
The piezo igniter [4] makes a spark which ignites the flame in
the burner.
The flame meter [5] shows if a flame is present in the burner.

Ignition - propane gas operation:

1. Open the valve at the gas storage tank.
2. Turn the thermostat to the 5 position.
3. Turn the selector switch to the propane gas position (
4. Push and hold in the safety valve and push in the igniter
several times in rapid succession, for about five seconds:
WARNING:
Do not hold in the safety valve for more
than 30 seconds. If there is no flame in this time, wait at
least five minutes before you try ignition again. If you
continue to hold in the safety valve, gas will collect in the
burner area. This could cause a fire or explosion and
result in dangerous personal injury or death.
- When a flame is present and the flame meter moves into
the green area, release the safety valve.
- If the flame meter does not move into the green area, do
this step again.
5. Turn the thermostat to the temperature setting that you wish.

Do a test of the gas safety valve:

With an established flame in GAS mode:
1. Close the manual gas shutoff valve [2] of the refrigerator
(See Art01254].
2. After the flame is extinguished, you should hear a sharp
"click" sound within three minutes.
NOTE: The gas safety valve should close with a sharp "click"
sound.
3. Open the manual gas shutoff valve of the refrigerator.
4. Without pushing in the gas control, push the igniter several
times rapidly in succession. The burner flame should not
ignite. This means that the gas safety valve is working
correctly.

Start up - AC operation:

- Make sure that 120 volts AC is available.
- Turn the selector switch to the AC position (
- Turn the thermostat to the temperature setting that you
wish.
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