LosBrutos
Free Member
- Apr 21, 2024
- 3
- 4
- Funster No
- 102,572
- MH
- PLA 330
It has been quite a stressful time with our new RV.
Everything was going well for three years until the fridge suddenly started acting weird. Initially, we thought it was a general electrical problem. Despite our efforts, we couldn't figure out the issue. Whenever we plugged the RV into 230 volts, it would shut down suddenly after 3 to 4 hours. The fridge would switch to gas while the rest of the RV ran on 12-volt batteries.
The 20-amp security fuse for the fridge kept tripping on the electronic board, so we decided to check the back of the fridge.
What we found was unbelievable: the 25-amp fuse was completely burnt out,
the entire board was fried
We were lucky teh rest of the rv didnt burn down as well...
We're not sure how to approach Thetford about this problem, especially since the warranty has expired.
Has anyone else experienced a similar issue? How can we prevent it from happening again?
We've opted to order a replacement, but we're worried about it happening again.
We couldnt find teh replacement for the connection cables, nor the top protection plate, any suggestions?
Thank you for your feedback,
Cyril (in france, Toulouse)
Everything was going well for three years until the fridge suddenly started acting weird. Initially, we thought it was a general electrical problem. Despite our efforts, we couldn't figure out the issue. Whenever we plugged the RV into 230 volts, it would shut down suddenly after 3 to 4 hours. The fridge would switch to gas while the rest of the RV ran on 12-volt batteries.
The 20-amp security fuse for the fridge kept tripping on the electronic board, so we decided to check the back of the fridge.
What we found was unbelievable: the 25-amp fuse was completely burnt out,
the entire board was fried
We were lucky teh rest of the rv didnt burn down as well...
We're not sure how to approach Thetford about this problem, especially since the warranty has expired.
Has anyone else experienced a similar issue? How can we prevent it from happening again?
We've opted to order a replacement, but we're worried about it happening again.
We couldnt find teh replacement for the connection cables, nor the top protection plate, any suggestions?
Thank you for your feedback,
Cyril (in france, Toulouse)