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Why Do I Need A Norcold Board Kit?!

Why Do I Need A Norcold Board Kit?!

13th Apr 2016

These Norcold board kits have many RVers confused. Don't worry! It's not as complicated as it looks and doing this installation will lengthen the lifespan of your refrigerator and save you money.First, here is what your board kit will contain: Optical Board w/ wire adapterPower Board w/ wire adapterLamp/thermistor wire (the jumper wire that goes across LI IN and LI OUT)Installation instructionsNo …
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Norcold Refrigerator Ventilation (how important is the venting?!)

Norcold Refrigerator Ventilation (how important is the venting?!)

28th Jul 2015

How important is the ventilation in the back of your refrigerator, you ask?!VERY IMPORTANT, we say!The venting or ventilation in the back of your refrigerator is more and more important the more extreme the outside ambient temperatures get. This being said, a poorly vented refrigerator will most likely have no issues if running in moderate ambient temperatures at all times. For most of you, this i …
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How To Determine If Your Norcold Thermistor Is Bad (thermistor troubleshooting)

How To Determine If Your Norcold Thermistor Is Bad (thermistor troubleshooting)

28th Jul 2015

Quickly Test Your Norcold Thermistor Norcold thermistors are very important to the operation of your Norcold refrigerator. The word "thermistor" means combination thermostat/ resistor. Simply put, this means that as the temperature increases or decreases, so does the resistance of the component. This makes troubleshooting the thermistor a fairly easy task as long as you have a multimeter capable o …
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Norcold Refrigerator in Lockout Mode (do you need to reset your power board?)

Norcold Refrigerator in Lockout Mode (do you need to reset your power board?)

16th Jul 2015

Is Your Norcold Refrigerator Doing One of the Following? N611, N811 front light flashing 5 times N400, N410, N412, N500, N510, N512, N621, N622, N821, N822 front display showing "n" N641, N642, NX641, NXA641, N841, N842, NX841, NXA841, 1200, 1210, 1211, 2117, 2118 front display showing "no co", one after the other For all of the codes above, the symptoms will be very simply …
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