Tech Blog

Is your Norcold refrigerator not staying lit on propane (LP)? The most common cause of this is a dirty burner/ orifice. If you go to the back of the refrigerator and locate the burner at the bottom right hand side, you can sometimes physically diagnosis this. The burner sits within a burner box, which is just a small square, metal box that contain the burner. This box has a sliding door …

Is your Norcold cooling unit bad?Well, there are a few tell tale signs that a Norcold cooling unit has leaked it's ammonia solution. There may be a faint smell of ammonia (or a strong one!) or there may be a yellow powder/ residue beneath the cooling unit. To check, simply remove the outside access panel on the side of your RV and inspect beneath the cooling unit. If your Norcold cooling unit has …

Norcold Door Seal ReplacementsUnfortunately, Norcold does not sell the door seals by themselves. If you're finding that you have excess condensation and it's due to a break in your seal, you will need to replace the entire door. In order to determine which door you need, you will need to first take a look at the interior texture of the door. It will either have a smooth interior (most common) or i …

When it Gets Below Freezing Outside Does Your Norcold Refrigerator Stop Working? You are not alone! Norcold RV Refrigerators that are gas absorption models will not run efficiently when the temperature drops below freezing. The reason for the failure is that the ammonia vapors condensate in the rectifier tube rather than the condenser coils at the top, like they should. The condensation then falls …