Thetford N260 Series - Manual (Page 9)

Installation and Owner’s Manual 9
Reinstall the Refrigerator
NOTE: A dealer or Norcold authorized service center must do
this procedure.
WARNING: Make sure the seal strips are not broken,
are completely around the refrigerator mounting flanges,
and are between the refrigerator mounting flanges and
the wall of the enclosure. If the seal is not complete,
exhaust fumes can be present in the living area of the
vehicle. The breathing of exhaust fumes can cause
dizziness, nausea, or in extreme cases, death.
1. Push the refrigerator completely into the enclosure.
2. Put the screws though the mounting flanges and into the
wall.
CAUTION: The rear of the refrigerator has sharp edges
and corners. To prevent cuts or abrasions when working
on the refrigerator, be careful and wear cut resistant
gloves.
3. Open the lower intake vent and put the screws through
refrigerator and into the floor.
Remove the Refrigerator
NOTE: A dealer or Norcold authorized service center must do
this procedure.
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 [1] (See
Art00956).
- Remove the orifice assembly from the burner [2]
WARNING: When cleaning, do not try to remove the
orifice [3] from the orifice adapter [4]. 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.
CAUTION: The rear of the refrigerator has sharp edges
and corners. To prevent cuts or abrasions when working
on the refrigerator, be careful and wear cut resistant
gloves.
1. Close the valve at the propane gas tank(s).
WARNING: To avoid possible gas leaks, always use
two wrenches to tighten or loosen the gas supply line at
the manual shutoff valve of the refrigerator.
2. Open the lower intake vent and remove the gas supply line
from the manual shut off valve of the refrigerator.
3. Remove the AC power cord from the receptacle.
- On 3-way models only, remove the DC fuse or remove the
DC wiring from the battery or the converter of the vehicle.
- Mark the DC wires so you can put them back in the correct
location.
- Remove the DC wires from the refrigerator.
4. Remove the screws which fasten the rear of the refrigerator
to the floor.
5. Remove the screws which fasten the refrigerator to the wall.
6. Remove the refrigerator.