No Electrical Power to Refrigerator

[Ron H.]

Hi All, In preparing to leave for a camping trip I have discovered I have no electrical power to my refrigerator on my 2009 Casita SD. The panel on the refrigerator does not light at all. I have power to all other 110 and 12v outlets. The circuit breakers and fuses all look good and the refrigerator is plugged in. Any ideas on what I might do or look for in running down the problem.

The propane will not kick on either, but I assume I need the electrical to start the propane system as well. Any advice on these problems are much appreciated.

Thanks,
Ron Hutchison

[jon carpenter]

Ron,
First thing I would check would be to make sure the frig actually works. Unplug the frig and then plug it into an extension cord which is plugged in to shore/house power that you are sure in hot. You can also plug a radio or something in the frig receptacle to make sure it is hot. This should narrow down the problem.

On our 2013 SD we need at least 12 volt to run the frig controls.

god luck...jon

[Steve L.]

One thing I found on my trailer was that Casita had tied off the excess 110vAC wire so tight that due to road vibration it pulled the plug out of the wall socket just enough that it interrupted the circuit. It appeared plugged in but was pulled out just enough that the fridge wouldn't run on AC. Just another thing to check.

[k0wtz]

go to harbor freight get yourself one of those free vom meters and start checking for 110 to that area!

bob

[Darwin Maring]

3 things to have to test both AC and DC.

https://www.harborfreight.com/non-co...ter-62840.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/7-func...ter-90899.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/electr...fci-diagnosis-

[MAP 56]

On some fridges there is a fuse next to the switch on the back. may be a bad fuse or bad ground. most 12v problems can be bad ground .Please let us know.

[k0wtz]

I have been thinking this all day for some reason hope that's it!!

bob

[Jann Todd]

Originally Posted by Ron H.

Hi All, In preparing to leave for a camping trip I have discovered I have no electrical power to my refrigerator on my 2009 Casita SD. The panel on the refrigerator does not light at all. I have power to all other 110 and 12v outlets. The circuit breakers and fuses all look good and the refrigerator is plugged in. Any ideas on what I might do or look for in running down the problem.

The propane will not kick on either, but I assume I need the electrical to start the propane system as well. Any advice on these problems are much appreciated.

Thanks,
Ron Hutchison

Pull the fuse and replace it just in case it is bad even if it looks good. There should be a dedicated fuse for it most likely. Unplug the plug in the back and re-plug it back in just to make sure it is tight and there's no dirt or corrosion in the receptacle. Run a drop cord to the plug in and see if it lights up the fridge. Do you have the correct buttons pushed? If you don't have 110 or 12V to the fridge then there could be a real big problem but it sounds like a fuse. The only power needed to start the propane is 12V. Make sure the wire behind the fuse is not pulled out in the fuse panel. They are about where the shore power cord goes and it is possible to pull a wire out with it. We have a 2007 Casita and we had a similar problem with the hot water tank. It had pulled the plug apart above the hot water tank when pulling the shore power out. Check to be sure no mice chewed on a wire. Good luck.

[J Ron]

You have a 12v problem. Frig lights are 12v and should come on if no 110 available.