Re-"Gas" of 3 way Fridge

**101RRS** · 25th September 2009, 07:47 PM

I have an old 35 litre 3way that generally works OK - as usual very well on gas, Ok on 240v and so so on 12v.

Manages about 3 degrees on 240v but as time goes by it slowly gets warmer - over about 4 weeks to about 10 degrees.

Rolling the fridge around so the liquid gets mixed up brings it back to full performance for a while then it slowly starts to warm up again. The element also freezes up.

I suspect it just needs a service and maybe the liquid changed or topped up. Does anyone know if there is anyone who can service these type of fridges in the Canberra area.

Thanks

Garry

**austastar** · 28th September 2009, 01:40 PM

Ours got to the point where the cooling coils in the freezer were hot.

I suspect it has completely de-gassed, and I can't find a local service center in Hobart.

cheers

**bblaze** · 2nd October 2009, 02:17 PM

There is a guy in south road penguin tassie, he always has campers and caravans pulled up there. He turns them around in a day. Had our camper 3 way serviced there and it seems to run a heap better.
cheers
blaze

**austastar** · 2nd October 2009, 02:36 PM

Thanks bblaze,
I will be up there in Dec (another look at the Innovan) so I will chase him up then.

cheers

richard4u2 · 2nd October 2009, 04:02 PM

when mine started playing up just took it to a caravan yard, they do fix them up but as it was made in 1978 i decided to toss it and bought an engel its way heaps better like when you get up north and in the summer it dont turn the van into an oven

**austastar** · 2nd October 2009, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by richard4u2

when you get up north and in the summer it dont turn the van into an oven

Hi,
true, but in Tassie there are only a few nights we fret about any 'extra' heat, mostly its a case of 'any contributions gratefully accepted'.
Thus I will look at getting it fixed, but my next van will have a 12V compressor, in-spite of the extra noise (just turn it down a tad at night).
cheers

richard4u2 · 6th October 2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
true, but in Tassie there are only a few nights we fret about any 'extra' heat, mostly its a case of 'any contributions gratefully accepted'.
Thus I will look at getting it fixed, but my next van will have a 12V compressor, in-spite of the extra noise (just turn it down a tad at night).
cheers

you wont notice any noise, if you do, need to upgrade your port

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