Electrolux 3 way fridge?

[amshaw]

Hi All,
Just wondering if anybody knows much about them?

We are going to use our '96 Jayco Pelican for the first time over the weekend. We are leaving early in the morning but having issues wit hthe fridge temp.

As it says on the label I turned it on and turned the thermostat knob a 1/4 turn and it went to work. But now it sems to be having issue's getting below 10 dec.

So my main question is on the thermostat knob is the lower the number the colder it is or the other way around?

It go's like this on the knob;

max 6 5 4 3 2 1 off I cant remember what the highest number is but you get the idea.

So when I do what the label says its on about the 3.......

any help please? the wife is starting to panic about the bloody milk !:wallbash:

[LandyAndy]

Get her some UHT milk.
I would be alot more worried about the beer being too hot!!!!
Andrew

[numpty]

Max is just that........coldest. ie the higher the number, the colder the fridge should get.

[waynep]

Andrew, make sure it is perfectly level
Recommend you take a small spirit level for the purpose.

[amshaw]

Get her some UHT milk.
I would be alot more worried about the beer being too hot!!!!
Andrew

one step ahead of you bud ;)....the beer is in the Weaco, in fact we have two a CF-60L (his) and a 21L (hers)......:beer::beer::beer::beer::Thump:

[amshaw]

Max is just that........coldest. ie the higher the number, the colder the fridge should get.

Ok thanks mate, I thought that was the case but I had to be Shaw to be Shaw......:angel:

[amshaw]

Andrew, make sure it is perfectly level
Recommend you take a small spirit level for the purpose.

Thanks for the tip, we have one of those small levels on the draw bar, and its sitting level lengh ways but a tad high on the left side........its one of those "T" levels....if you know what I mean.....:angel:

[vnx205]

Andrew, make sure it is perfectly level
Recommend you take a small spirit level for the purpose.
In Katherine, I found with my Electrolux 3 way built into the camper that two concrete pavers too high on one side was enough to stop the fridge working efficiently.

Running on 240 and set on 3, water bottles in the freezer were slowly defrosting after a day or two.

Two pavers under one wheel made it perfectly level. In no time at all the water bottlers were refrozen, even with the setting back on 2.

i reckon I can get away with one paver off level, but obviously not 2.

[weeds]

12 year old fridge......how long has it been sitting around

you might need to take it out and turn it upside down to free up the stuff inside the tubes...cannot remember the name of the stuff, this is what a local repair told me to do

seemed to work

i also took the freezer door off

[rick130]

12 year old fridge......how long has it been sitting around

you might need to take it out and turn it upside down to free up the stuff inside the tubes...cannot remember the name of the stuff, this is what a local repair told me to do

seemed to work

i also took the freezer door off

The procedure actually goes something like, tip onto the boiler side first and wait for the gurgling to stop. Tip upside down and wait for the gurgling to stop. Tip onto the other side (and wait for the gurgling to stop) tip back onto it's top, lean over at 45* and shake the begeezus out of it.
Tip back onto it's feet, wait for the gurgling to stop and then turn back on.
You are re-mixing the ammonia, bromine and water.

But with Andrew's already down to 10*, it may not be a mix issue.
How's the temp this morning, Andrew ?
And did you have it running on 240V, 12V or gas ?

[zulu Delta 534]

It is always a good idea to run a level ON your fridge as this is the item that is so level reliant. A lot of people put levels outside on the drawbar so they can see it while setting up, but very few set that outside level to record the fridge level.
When you set up your van to the drawbar level's requirements, go inside and check your fridge with a separate level. Should they read differently (and they usually do), reset the external one so it matches the fridge.
Then, if the bed is at 45 degrees, remount the fridge!
Best of luck
Glen

[amshaw]

The procedure actually goes something like, tip onto the boiler side first and wait for the gurgling to stop. Tip upside down and wait for the gurgling to stop. Tip onto the other side (and wait for the gurgling to stop) tip back onto it's top, lean over at 45* and shake the begeezus out of it.
Tip back onto it's feet, wait for the gurgling to stop and then turn back on.
You are re-mixing the ammonia, bromine and water.

But with Andrew's already down to 10*, it may not be a mix issue.
How's the temp this morning, Andrew ?
And did you have it running on 240V, 12V or gas ?

Thanks Rick, on Saturday morning it was down to 2dec on 240v, then on the way to Warrnambool we had it on 12v from ute and when we pulled up at the park and hooked up 240v again it was up to around the 6-8dec mark which I didnt think was too bad due it being hot........

When it was very hot it was around the 1-2dec mark on max during the day, but I also think the door seal might be a bit suss as well as the bottom left of the door needs to be pushed in a little to close 100 etc. So will take the freezer door off and look at the door to see if I can lift it a tad.

Has anybody any idea how to remove said freezer door please?

[amshaw]

It is always a good idea to run a level ON your fridge as this is the item that is so level reliant. A lot of people put levels outside on the drawbar so they can see it while setting up, but very few set that outside level to record the fridge level.
When you set up your van to the drawbar level's requirements, go inside and check your fridge with a separate level. Should they read differently (and they usually do), reset the external one so it matches the fridge.
Then, if the bed is at 45 degrees, remount the fridge!
Best of luck
Glen
Ok thankyou for the tip ;)