Mysterious refrigerator beep

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   The refrigerator in our 2015 181G started beeping this past weekend.  It would 'beep-beep' for about 15 seconds every couple of minutes.  We thought maybe item placement inside was interfering with something, so we moved stuff around, and made doubly sure that the door was closed properly.   It didn't help...I checked the switch on the door latch which turns on the light - appears to be OK.   
Being the electronics professional that I am, I saved looking in the user manual as a last resort.  The troubleshooting guide describes the exact problem we were having.  However, the suggested solution had no effect.  So, I popped off the little plastic cover that covers the light and the switch. There was a lot of condensation inside this little unsealed housing, and the circuit board and connector were all wet.  I just yanked off the connector and put the cover back on.  I plan to figure out a way to seal it up better, but for now, we can get along without the little blue light in the refrigerator.

Just though I'd pass along this little tidbit in case anyone else has a similar problem.

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Mirado Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 2017 Location: NW Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 56	Topic: Mysterious refrigerator beep Posted: 08 May 2018 at 5:42pm
	The refrigerator in our 2015 181G started beeping this past weekend. It would 'beep-beep' for about 15 seconds every couple of minutes. We thought maybe item placement inside was interfering with something, so we moved stuff around, and made doubly sure that the door was closed properly. It didn't help...I checked the switch on the door latch which turns on the light - appears to be OK. Being the electronics professional that I am, I saved looking in the user manual as a last resort. The troubleshooting guide describes the exact problem we were having. However, the suggested solution had no effect. So, I popped off the little plastic cover that covers the light and the switch. There was a lot of condensation inside this little unsealed housing, and the circuit board and connector were all wet. I just yanked off the connector and put the cover back on. I plan to figure out a way to seal it up better, but for now, we can get along without the little blue light in the refrigerator. Just though I'd pass along this little tidbit in case anyone else has a similar problem. D
	Miriam and Doug 2015 Rpod 181G Silverado 1500

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326	Posted: 08 May 2018 at 6:35pm
	It is a known problem. I took care of it by sealing the wire and when I put it back on, made a drip loop so any condensation would not run down the wire to the board. I did this as a preventative after reading about it.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 08 May 2018 at 6:41pm
	+1 - Thanks both.
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