Gas Flame Appearance; Remove And Clean The Burner Orifice; Controls; Power On / Off Button - Norcold 2118IM Service Manual

Gas Flame Appearance

While in propane gas operation, examine the appearance of the
gas flame:
■ Put the refrigerator on temperature setting 9 (the coldest tem-
perature setting).
■ Open the lower intake vent.
WARNING
The burner box cover can be hot. Wear
!
ATTENTION gloves to avoid burns.
■ Open the burner box door and look at the gas flame:
■ The flame should be a darker blue inside and a lighter blue
outside and should be a constant and steady shape.
■ The flame should not be yellow and should not have an er-
ratic and unstable shape.
■ Make sure the flame does not touch the inside of the flue
tube.
■ Close the burner box door.
■ The burner orifice should be cleaned as part of routine main-
tenance. Follow the Remove and Clean Burner Orifice instruc-
tions. If the flame is not at peak performance after it has been
cleaned, contact Customer Service.

Remove and Clean the Burner Orifice

Clean the burner and the burner orifice annually. To clean the
burner orifice:
1. Close the valve at the vehicle propane gas tank(s).
2. Push and hold the ON/OFF button (
turn the refrigerator off.
3. Open the lower intake vent.
4. Remove the burner box cover [165] (See Fig. 10) by removing
one (1) screw.

Fig. 10 - Burner Box Location

To avoid possible propane gas leaks, al-
WARNING
!
ways use two (2)wrenches to loosen and
ATTENTION
tighten the gas supply line at the 3/8 inch
male flare fitting.
2118, 2118IM, 2118IMD Series
) for one (1) second to
165
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5. Remove the flare nut from the orifice assembly [77] (See Fig.
11).
80
77

Fig. 11 - Burner/Orifice Assembly

6. Remove the orifice assembly from the burner [78].
When cleaning, do not try to remove the
WARNING
!
orifice [79] from the orifice adapter [80].
ATTENTION
Removal will damage the orifice and can
cause a propane gas leak. Leaking pro-
pane gas can ignite or explode and result
in dangerous personal injury or death. Do
not clean the orifice with a pin or other
objects.
7. Clean the orifice assembly with alcohol only. Using a wrench,
assemble the orifice assembly to the burner. Assemble the
flare nut to the orifice assembly. Examine all of the gas connec-
tions for leaks.

Controls

30 31

Fig. 12 - Control Locations

No. Description
30

Power ON / OFF button

31 Mode button
32 Temperature set button
280 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
278 Temperature setting
Power ON / OFF Button
Push and release the Power ON / OFF button [30] (See Fig. 12) to
turn on the refrigerator.
Push and hold the Power ON / OFF button for one (1) second to
turn off the refrigerator.
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79
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280
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