The good news is I found the shelves to the refrigerator in one of the cabinets! The bad news is the refrigerator quit working after a few days. What did we do before the internet? After reading many RV threads about refrigerator troubleshooting and watching YouTube videos we have two choices: Call a mobile RV repair service or try to fix it ourselves.
The refrigerator has no power on the inside control panel or interior light. After checking the inside fuses we worked our way outside. There is power at the outlet and after checking the fuses on the outside circuit panel we've come to the conclusion that it must be the circuit boards, either the inside display panel or outside circuit board. It was cheaper to buy both and replace than to just order one or the other. RV Refrigerator workings are quiet simple. They usually only have two problems, electrical or refrigerant. We eliminated our to electric and decided to replace both circuit boards ourselves.
We were more nervous replacing the circuit boards than we should have been. The inside replacement was very easy, just unplug and plug in and we were ready to to go to the outside circuit board. Now it's not for the faint at heart and we took photos of the bad circuit board hooked up so we would know where all the wires went but our picture taking skills were very lacking!
Once everything was hooked up we re-attached the battery and plugged the camper into shore power. The refrigerator display panel came on but the inside light still wasn't working and we got an error code. After reading through the very confusing installation book again, I found where the limit in and limit out needed a jumper wire installed. The wire was provided but we overlooked it. How did I miss this step? Once installed, the control panel came on no more error code and we are in the process of cooling down!
I cannot believe we fixed our own refrigerator! Thanks YouTube, internet and prayers!
Kitchen/Dining Room
- Replace bulbs with LED's-ordered & installed (I bought this type since we don't need lighting all the way around, just directional. They are ok but I think they are cheap China made bulbs.
Refrigerator shelves (unless I find them stored somewhere)Now waiting to replace circuit boards.
Living/Entry/Girl M. Sleeping area
Rug-Done- TV
Repair below closet-fixed best we could, put the dog food/water in front of!Cover sofa/pillows-Simple fitted sheet to cover and re-stuffed the pillows.- Replace lampshade by sofa-No lampshade under $8, so I'm thinking to just replace the entire fixture with a $12.99 sconce from Ebay.-New light fixture ordered.
Bathroom
- New shower head fixture-Oxygentics-Ordered & installed by Girl M!
Bedroom
- Mattress topper -4" Memory Gel (I read that the Lucid 10" memory foam mattress is great, went to order it from Amazon.com then they were out of stock! Do I wait to see if it comes back in stock or just order the topper?) UGGGG! Nope, ordered the topper, it's great! We have a Queen short and the topper only came in queen, so Girl M & I got out our handy electric carving knife and made it fit!
- TV & mount-ordered
Outside
- Replace exterior water inlet/outlet fixtures-ordered
- Organize outside storage-Done
- New spare tire cover-Ordered & Girl M had me watch her install it!
- Re-paint hitch, bumper & frame and steps-Done
- Check out awning (previous owner never used it)-We unrolled the awning and it's in perfect condition!
- Decide if we want to add antenna-Ordered
- Water pressure regulator/90 degree elbow/filter-Done
- Surge protector 30Amp-Ordered
We're making progress on fixing this gal up. I'm excited about our upcoming weekend trip to my Mother's house.
Decisions need to be made about where to stay and what to do on our upcoming vacation week. Dear Hubby wants to go to the mountains and Girl M wants to ride a train. Ok then! Dear Hubby said I make all the reservations and he'll drive! I think I got the wrong end of the deal!
Until next time............
Bonnie
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