Refrigerator beeping
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Topic: Refrigerator beeping
Posted By: Bulldogpod
Subject: Refrigerator beeping
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2014 at 5:34pm
| We are out on our first trip in our new rpod, and after a day at the campsite, our refrigerator started beeping. Every minute or two for 20 seconds it beeps. We have checked to see if the light was turning off when we closed the door and it was. Finally, we disconnected the interior light and it stopped. Does anyone have ideas on how to fix it? Is it just faulty? We have a 2015 178. Thanks for the help! |
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Posted By: Kermit
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2014 at 6:17pm
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Make sure the latch for the door is actually clicking shut. Just noticed ours doing this today in the driveway hooked to ac power. The door was sealing shut but not fully latching. Push in until you feel it click. ------------- '14 182g Towed by various Jeeps |
Posted By: Bulldogpod
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2014 at 11:09pm
| thanks , Kermit, but it was clicking shut. I' m certain. I keep thinking maybe it was just a bad censor or something. Tried to call the company, but just got a voice mail telling me where the closest dealer is. |
Posted By: rascalrv
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2014 at 12:34pm
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Mine is doing the same thing. The door clicks shut. ------------- |
Posted By: Bulldogpod
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 7:31am
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Thanks everyone! I still can't get the door to click shut, but it is cooling well. I'll tinker with it a bit more. That has to be it. Appreciate the help! |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 8:32am
There is a little lever on the latch that stops the door from closing. It is there to prop the door open when in storage so that it can breath. Also the latch can be disengaged so that when you are at the campsite you don't have to push the latch to open the door. I don't know what the beep is mine only beeps when it is on gas and runs out or on electric and I unplug the pod. I did have to reset mine once. I don't know if yours has the same model but to reset it I push and hold the selector switch until all the lights go out and then push and hold it again until they come back on.
------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: Bulldogpod
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 8:35am
| Ah! Thanks so much, Sean! I thought I was going crazy. No matter what I did, I couldn't get the door to click shut. Much better! |
Posted By: Kilblaan
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 8:08am
| We have a 2014 178 and just had the same issue. We first tried tightening the lower right hinge on the the Dometic refrigerator to realign the magnets, but still beeped. Tried pushing in the off switch with the door open and the LED light didn't quite turn off so I disconnected the LED light - problem solved. Noticed a lot of moisture under the plastic covering plate over the door switch - I've removed it permanently. Clearly the LED light circuit was causing the fridge to think it was open. Any thoughts out there on how to remedy this and reconnect the LED light without triggering the fridge open alarm? How could we disable the fridge open alarm? |
Posted By: Puck Podders
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 8:56am
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Ours starting beeping after the power was unplugged. I forgot to push the battery icon on the fridge. (first trip)That stopped the noise. Been fun finding out the particulars of the rig. So far all has been great. ------------- Rick & Wilma 'Hairy' Gracie 2015 178 GMC Sierra |
Posted By: Mikhailt
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 8:45pm
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Had this issue today and couldn't figure out what's going on till read some of the posts here. Went and wiped excess moisture from inside the casing where the LED light by the latch lock and that fixed the problem. Thank you for your posts. ------------- Emily, Mikhail and Dmitry 2 yellow labs 2016 Rpod 178 Toyota Highlander 2010 |
Posted By: wthoms2000
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 12:47am
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So, a light in a small pod fridge is kinda moot, the fridge is 10" deep, easy to see all!
Not very necessary, I think. Leave it out and no more beeping! |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 9:12am
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How long will be fridge operate off the battery when traveling down the road. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 9:35am
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 3:23pm
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The fridge has 2 conditions that will beep. #1 the easy one is the door isnt fully closed. Mine requires me to sometimes push the upper right corner till i hear it click, to stop the beeping. # 2 is the door latch sensor. It can get built up with condensation which shorts out the switch and causes the beeping. You need to actually remove the latch sensor, and load it up with die electric grease over all the contacts, so that the moisture cant get to it, and then close it up. There is a youtube vid. You could just disconnect it and leave it disconnected, your choice. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 3:30pm
If you put your multi meter into DC volts, and you place one contact on the upper right connector, and one contact on the lower left connector, you should read 13.6 - 14.1 volts. If you read that, you should be able to run the fridge on battery as long as the T.V. is running without any problem. I use battery when i'm towing, never had a problem yet, although my longest tow has only been 3 - 4 hours. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: Blitzkrieg3002
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2020 at 10:07am
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This happened to me and my wife when we took our newborn and 2 year old out camping last summer. I spent about an hour to hour and a half trouble shooting the issue. The door was latching and light was turning off but beeping continued. I knew it had to be a sensor issue. I took it apart and cleaned it probably three times. no matter what i did i could not get it to stop. I ended up pulling the PCB and ripping out a little round thing what i thought was the speaker just so i could get through the camping trip and stay sane. What's very strange is that after this everything was going good for a while then about an hour later the fridge light stopped working. When we open the door. it was working fine for a bit after i pulled the pcb round speaker? then stopped. did i damage the pcb? everything else with the fridge works great still. I'll have to trouble shoot into the light to see whats going on 2015 182G
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2020 at 11:13am
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Generally speaking, I would say that " ripping " things out is probably not a great repair strategy. It's your camper, so you can do as you please. I just would caution you that some of this stuff can get expensive to replace. Usually there is a cheap and easy fix for most problems. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: Blitzkrieg3002
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2020 at 12:44pm
Hey man i agree, I am a very hands on DIY person. Maintain and work on all my own vehicles, but when you've got a baby crying and another kid screaming and a frustrated wife needing help, all while your camper is beeping loudly at you constantly, no wifi and just a fridge manual to Trouble shoot. things get pretty hectic. I was lucky i got the amount of time i did to try and repair. It let me down and in the end I was out of options. We were able to salvage the trip and have a great time once I got rid of the constant beeping.
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Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2020 at 1:41pm
| This is an easy fix... Pull the tape off running from the back to the door latch assembly... See the wires running in there, encase them in silicone and allow to dry.... Re-cover with tape and no more sounds... it is caused by condensation running down the wire onto the PCB. |
Posted By: Wirat
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 5:21am
Riotkayak, do you have a photo of this area you can share? I would like to see and be sure in case it happens to me down the road. Thanks ------------- 2019 R-Pod 191 |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 7:09am
Heres a youtube link that shows how to fix the issue. If I were doing this, I would use even more grease in there. Make sure you use dielectric grease, or bulb grease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaOg99aCI2Y - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaOg99aCI2Y ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 8:00am
| Just look on the side by the door latch. You will see indention in the fridge sides, one is covered by a white piece of tape. Just pull it off and fill with silicone... |
Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 8:02am
https://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/f197/refrigerator-beeps-106640.html |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 8:33am
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Also, where the wire comes down to the latch, form a drip loop in the wire. That will also help since it is hard for water to run uphill. It doesn't take a big one. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: cosmo751
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 9:10am
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I believe you need to look further. How do you think the moisture is getting in there in the first place? In my refer there was considerable space for air leakage around the back panel of the refer. In addition to trying all the other recommended fixes (which didn't sure the problem) it was necessary to seal every potential opening in the inside of the box. I used aluminum HVAC tape and silicone sealer - use your best judgement. The door seals and the latch ass'y seem to be working fine on their own. And yes, the electronic source of the beeping is the moisture condensing on the door switch contacts. Bingo - no more beeping. Ever. Argue if you will (someone will!) but this is actually fixable. By you! Lastly, be sure and follow your mom's advice - Keep the door closed as much as possible. It ain't a t.v. set ! ------------- "He not busy being born is busy dying." |
Posted By: Kahonu37
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2020 at 4:11pm
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This may be just a little off, but my LED light on our 2018 DOMETIC RM 8501 fridge interior light stopped working. Appreciate any input ------------- 2018 179 2012 NISSAN XTERRA (retired 12/19) 2019 RAM 1500 WARLOCK (new) A.R.E. V Series Topper WDH Equalizer 600/6000 |
Posted By: Motor7
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2020 at 6:33am
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Mine started the same thing yesterday...off to remove and disassemble switch. Thanks to all for the great info! ------------- 2016 R-Pod 176T |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:44am
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I made a small drip loop in the wire leading to the switch to help prevent moisture from running down into the switch. I think that helps also.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Tibof
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2020 at 5:11pm
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This issue is due to a manufacturing defect in the door switch that allows moistures to collect and condense.. Dometic knows about it. The silicon fill does work. A new switch is very expensive, and you have to be sure to get the correct right or left one. I no longer have the part number. ------------- 2015 Pod Hood River Edition 2012 Tacoma Crew Cab 4 Liter |