LarryJRogers
Austin, TX
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This weekend took the van out for a nice long remote trip. A 2006 4x4 190 Popular. A few problems cropped up. Any advice would be appreciated.
The water has stopped flowing when you try to flush the commode. I have water and the water pump comes on when you run the sink. But nothing during the flush. Had been working all weekend. I have no idea where to start.
Another weird one, my house batteries don't charge on the generator. I had to run the engine to recharge them. I didnt see any fuses blown in the panel.
Third and not least, my fridge doesnt cool on propane. Froze my water bottles on 12dc but the on propane, the clicking starts, I get a blue flame if started with a lighter, no check light, gas light is on. everything looks good inside but no cooling. Had to run on dc but then no batteries...
Made the weekend even more exciting. A lot in one post I know but I see a lot smart people on here that could probably list in their sleep what I did wrong. Care to educate me?
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skipnchar
Topeka or somewhere else
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LarryJRogers wrote:This weekend took the van out for a nice long remote trip. A 2006 4x4 190 Popular. A few problems cropped up. Any advice would be appreciated.
The water has stopped flowing when you try to flush the commode. I have water and the water pump comes on when you run the sink. But nothing during the flush. Had been working all weekend. I have no idea where to start. Without knowing the brand of your toilet it's hard to do more than guess but my GUESS would be you need to replace the water module.
Another weird one, my house batteries don't charge on the generator. I had to run the engine to recharge them. I didnt see any fuses blown in the panel. Could be anything from a master fuse isolating the battery is blown to the converter is no longer putting out any 12 volt power. The second option is probably the more likely one.
Third and not least, my fridge doesnt cool on propane. Froze my water bottles on 12dc but the on propane, the clicking starts, I get a blue flame if started with a lighter, no check light, gas light is on. everything looks good inside but no cooling. Had to run on dc but then no batteries... AGAIN, not sure what brand of fridge you have but every model I've seen will set a "check" light if the LP doesn't light when it should.
Made the weekend even more exciting. A lot in one post I know but I see a lot smart people on here that could probably list in their sleep what I did wrong. Care to educate me?
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B Rain
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On our 08RT, the battery disconect switch must be "on" to charge from the genset.
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Handbasket
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On older RT's (My '02, for ex.), the generator charged the battery by the same route as shore power... via the converter-charger. It was a sloooww process; IIRC, it took a minimum of 10 hours to do what the engine alternator did in 2 hours of driving. I know they've upgraded from the old battery boiler that mine had, but I wonder if the new design is really faster. You may just not have given it enough time. And yes, the battery isolator switch has to be 'on'.
You seem to have the auto-switching Dometic reefer? Is it a new problem? Has it cooled on LP previously? Did it cool when you lit it with a lighter? Just a guess, a bad igniter or something wrong in that circuit that's resulting in low voltage. Other than that, wild guesses..... It could also be low LP pressure, with the gas not quite reaching the igniter. Be sure the tank valve is full open, and that you've got propane. Try purging the line by lighting the stove.
BTW, congrats on the 4x4 Pop.... it was a _very_ close second choice for me, but I wanted some driveline choices.
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LarryJRogers
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Thanks for the replies.
The commode issue is the valve on the back. THAT was a wet experiment!
Yes, the fridge is auto switching but I turned that off to ensure something wasn't up. When you first start up, it has a tendency to select DC instead of gas. The freezer is definitely cold but the fridge area is warm.
LP is almost full. it is definitely lit, mostly blue flame. I read somewhere about the flow control and cleaning it out. Not sure if I have the guts to start removing parts.
Hey Jim, my parents live in Ashville, Actually Candler. We're looking at driving up this year for the holidays. If you want to take a close look, give me a holler. Actually managed to get it stuck at the PINS past this past weekend. Fortunately it didnt take much to get out. Towing that far down is around 2k.
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Handbasket
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(On edit, OOOPS! I was thinking of someone else's problem when I wrote the below. I'm guessing yours isn't producing any flame at all on LP when it's supposed to light itself? I've never had to find the autoigniter's lighting mechanism... from the clicking sound it makes, I think it's similar to spark plug (high voltage arc across 2 contacts), but it may be more like the LP furnace, and just heat up an element. Either way, I'd consider that it may be as simple as a loose wire, or dirty plug-in. I'd try tracing everything from the black control box on the lower back of the reefer to the burner, and do the usual wiggle-unplug-replug routine for any and all connectors.)
Hmmmm... I guess you gave it adequate time to cool down? It's pretty slow on any mode, tho' which is fastest seems to vary from unit to unit. My old RT's both seemed to cool best on LP, fairly well on AC, and poorly on 12V. But as long as it's burning with a clean 'normal-looking' flame and you're parked level, I'd give it maybe 24 hours to be sure there's a problem, if you haven't. BTW, mine defaults to LP as soon as it's unplugged. You have to manually select DC with the pushbutton on the panel.
As far as your holiday visit, drop me a PM when it's closer. I dunno what I'll be doing then.
Jim, "Support live music. Blow up an Ipod!"
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Braddah007
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sometimes there will be calcium buildup in the commode pipes that will block the flow. sometimes it builds up in the sink faucet screen thing. unscrew the spout piece and see if you have little white pebbles of calcium. if you do then its a good chance that those pebbles are built up in your commode.
good luck
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