Odors Inside The Refrigerator; Odors From Fumes; Flame Blows Out; Flint Lighter - Dometic RM24A Service Manual

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Failure of the door gasket to contact the front of the cabinet can be determined
visually when the door is closed. Run a piece of thin cardboard along tne door
s e a l , inserted between the seal and the cabinet front, Nowhere should the card-
b o a r d f e e l l o o s e .
Improper door sealing on cabinets can be corrected by slackening the upper and
2.
lower hinge fixing screws and moving the door inwards or outwards as required
u n t i l a s a t i s f a c t o r y s e a l i s o b t a i n e d .
If a good seal cannot be obtained, a new gasket should be installed.
3. It is also essential to check that the cabinet opening through which the freez-
ing compartment enters the cabinet should be properly sealed by sealing
compound, If this seal leaks, warm air enters the cabinet causing high cabinet
temperatures and excesskve frost formation on the freezing compartment.
INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR
ODORS
Odors inside the refrigerator are caused by improper food storage.
may also be caused by too infrequent cleaning of the food compartment or the
They
refrigerator has been shut off for some time with the door

ODORS FROM FUMES

Odors outside the refrigerator may be caused by gas leaks. Xake sure that all
1.
gas appliances are closed, Test gas connections and all joints in the gas line
with soap and water solution, up to and including gas
leak with an open flame. Use a flashlight when
bubbles caused by leaks. The gas line should be free of kinks and sharp ends.
Turn on gas cock, light burner and test connections between the gas cock and
the burner carefully with soap and water.
Odors outside the refrigerator may be caused by improper burner flame.
2.
The flame touches side of the boiler due to dislocation of the burner. Relocate.
Burner dislocation may also cause
Burner damaged. Replace.
4.
The flame touches flue baffle. Correct position of baffle.
The flue tube is dirty, Clean the flue,
FLAME BLOWS OUT
If trouble is encountered with the flame blowing out under specially windy con-
d i t i o n s , try to place the vehicle so that the wind does not blow directly
vent outlets. If the trouble persists, set the thermostat on "XAX". This latter
measure can of course only be temporary such as when the vehicle is on tow, for
after several hours at this setting the foodstuffs in the cabinet may
cold,
THE FLINT LIGHTER RM24
after some time of use the sparks from the lighter weaken,
If
probably have to be replaced.
smoke and discolouring of walls and ceiling.
c l o s e d .
cock. Never look for a
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