Refrigerator Storage; Refrigerator Maintenance; Gas Flame Appearance; Remove And Clean The Burner Orifice - Norcold N260.3 Serie Manuel D'installation Et D'utilisation

- Make sure the thermocouple tip is clean and secure.
- Make sure the area at the rear of the refrigerator is free from
any combustible materials, especially gasoline and other
flammable vapors and liquids.

Refrigerator Storage

Before the refrigerator is stored for an extended (seasonal)
period of time:
- Defrost and clean the interior of the refrigerator.
- Close the doors with the storage latch.
If the refrigerator is stored for an extended period of time, before
start up:
- Make sure there are no obstructions in the vents, the
ventilation air pathway, the burner, the orifice, or the flue
area.

Refrigerator Maintenance

Gas flame appearance:

While in propane gas operation, examine the gas flame:
- Turn the thermostat to the 5 position.
- Open the lower intake vent.
!
CAUTION:
The burner box cover can be hot. Wear
gloves to avoid burns.
- Open the burner box door [165] and look at the gas flame
[75] (See Art01035 and Art00955).
- The flame should be:
- a darker blue color on the inside of the flame and a
lighter blue color on the outside of the flame.
- a constant shape without flickering.
- Contact your dealer or Norcold authorized service center
if the flame is:
- yellow
- flickering or changing shape.
- Make sure the flame does not touch the inside of the
flue tube [76].
- If the flame touches the inside of the flue tube, contact
your dealer or Norcold authorized service center.
- Close the burner box door.

Remove and clean the burner orifice:

NOTE: A dealer or Norcold authorized service center must do
this procedure.
To remove and clean the burner orifice:
- Close the valve at the propane gas tank(s).
- Open the lower intake vent.
- Close the manual shut off valve of the refrigerator.
- Turn the thermostat to the 1 position and the energy selector
to the OFF positon (
!
CAUTION:
The burner box cover can be hot. Wear
gloves to avoid burns.
- Remove the burner box cover by removing one screw.
!
WARNING:
To avoid possible propane gas leaks,
always use two wrenches to loosen and tighten the gas
supply line at the refrigerator's manual shut off valve.
- Remove the flare nut from the orifice assembly [77] (See
Art00956).
- Remove the orifice assembly from the burner [78]
!
WARNING:
When cleaning, do not try to remove
the orifice [79] from the orifice adapter [80]. Removal
will damage the orifice and seal of the orifice and can
cause a propane gas leak. Leaking propane gas can
ignite or explode and result in dangerous personal injury
or death. Do not clean the orifice with a pin or other
objects.
- Clean the orifice assembly with air pressure and alcohol only.
- Using a wrench, assemble the orifice assembly to the burner.
- Assemble the flare nut to the orifice assembly.
- Tighten the flare nut by hand.
- Hold the orifice assembly securely and, using a wrench,
tighten the flare nut 1/4 revolution only.
- Examine all of the gas connections for leaks.

Remove the Refrigerator

NOTE: A dealer or Norcold authorized service center must do
this procedure.
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