Thetford N500 Series Owners Manual - Manual (Page 13)

Owner’s Manual 13
NOTE: Your dealer or an authorized Norcold Service Center
must do this procedure.
WARNING: Make sure the combustion seal is not
broken, is completely around the refrigerator mounting
flanges, and is between the mounting flanges and the
wall of the enclosure. If the combustion 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, and in extreme cases, death.
1. Push the refrigerator completely into the enclosure.
2. Remove the door from the refrigerator.
3. Put the screws though the mounting flanges and into the
wall.
4. Attach the door to the refrigerator
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.
5. Open the lower intake vent and put the screws through
refrigerator and into the floor.
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.
6. Attach the gas supply line to the manual shut off valve of the
refrigerator.
7. Open the valve at the propane gas tank(s).
WARNING: Do not allow the leak checking solution to
touch the electrical components. Many liquids are
electrically conductive and can cause a shock
hazard,electrical shorts, and in some cases fire.
8. Examine the gas supply line for leaks.
9. Connect the DC wiring to the refrigerator:
- Install the DC fuse or connect the DC wiring to the battery or
the converter.
- Connect the DC wires from the refrigerator.
10. Connect the AC power cord to the receptacle.
Replacement Parts
You may purchase replacement parts through your local RV
dealer or an authorized Norcold Service Center.
Reinstall the Refrigerator
Remove the Refrigerator
NOTE: Your dealer or an authorized Norcold Service Center
must do this procedure.
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 propane gas leaks,
always use two wrenches to loosen and tighten the gas
supply line at the refrigerator’s manual shut off valve.
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.
4. Remove the DC wiring from the refrigerator:
- Remove the DC wiring from the battery or the converter of
the vehicle.
- Put a mark on the DC wires so you can put them back in the
correct location.
- Remove the DC wires from the refrigerator.
5. Remove the screws which fasten the refrigerator to the floor.
6. Remove the door from the refrigerator.
7. Remove the screws which fasten the refrigerator to the wall.
8. Remove the refrigerator from the opening.
9. Attach the door to the refrigerator.
- 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 connections for gas leaks.