Dirtautoguy
New Member
This spring we bought our 2013 rubicon 1905. So far we have used it once and it was fantastic for what we bought it for.
The issue we’re having is with the fridge it is a norcold n811. When we got it worked good on electric it seemed to struggle to light on propane. So I cleaned the burner area and put a new norcold ignitor on it and it seemed to light better so I called it good. I did not test the propane mode for a length of time. I just made sure it lit.
We took it on its maiden voyage on a fishing trip. We soon found that even though the fridge would light on propane pretty good it would not stay lit.
The odd thing is there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to why it goes out. Sometimes it would stay lit all night, sometimes it would stay lit for an hour. While we were camping I read the manual which stated that in high elevation it may have propane issues I think it said above 4500’? Don’t quote me on that. We were camping at about 8000’
We dealt with it where we could and kept our food cold. And Iv been playing with it since we have been home. We live at about 5800’ and the fridge does the same thing.
In total this is what iv done with it
Replaced the igniter
Cleaned the burner
Cleaned the gas valve,
Checked the utility area for anything obvious
It has a nice clean blue fame
It will switch from electric to propane
This week I put it on propane on Monday and it stayed lit all the way till Wednesday then went out. I re lit it and thursday morning it was out again.
I keep lighting it because I’m trying to find a rhyme or reason to it. I have not been able to be there when it goes out
All other propane accessories work without issue
Ideas Iv had
I haven’t done anything with the flue
Circuit board
Propane regulator
Maybe igniter position
Some of these things I think are unlikely but I’m not sure which direction I should go with this.
Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated. Thanks
The issue we’re having is with the fridge it is a norcold n811. When we got it worked good on electric it seemed to struggle to light on propane. So I cleaned the burner area and put a new norcold ignitor on it and it seemed to light better so I called it good. I did not test the propane mode for a length of time. I just made sure it lit.
We took it on its maiden voyage on a fishing trip. We soon found that even though the fridge would light on propane pretty good it would not stay lit.
The odd thing is there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to why it goes out. Sometimes it would stay lit all night, sometimes it would stay lit for an hour. While we were camping I read the manual which stated that in high elevation it may have propane issues I think it said above 4500’? Don’t quote me on that. We were camping at about 8000’
We dealt with it where we could and kept our food cold. And Iv been playing with it since we have been home. We live at about 5800’ and the fridge does the same thing.
In total this is what iv done with it
Replaced the igniter
Cleaned the burner
Cleaned the gas valve,
Checked the utility area for anything obvious
It has a nice clean blue fame
It will switch from electric to propane
This week I put it on propane on Monday and it stayed lit all the way till Wednesday then went out. I re lit it and thursday morning it was out again.
I keep lighting it because I’m trying to find a rhyme or reason to it. I have not been able to be there when it goes out
All other propane accessories work without issue
Ideas Iv had
I haven’t done anything with the flue
Circuit board
Propane regulator
Maybe igniter position
Some of these things I think are unlikely but I’m not sure which direction I should go with this.
Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated. Thanks
