[C320-list] Refrigeration Diagnostics Assistance

[Rene' Thruston]

Our compressor is in the port stern locker. Our fridge is tied into the
shower sump pump. We have a red valve under our sink in the head. Open that
and let the water fill up the drain area for the shower. When it gets high
enough turn on the pump. Turn off pump and let it refill. Continue until
fridge is empty.

On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 2:40 PM Ken McCrimmon <kenmccrimmon at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi
> 10 days ago, I left KIA ORA (2003 Catalina 320) plugged into shore power
> with the fridge running. with a couple of beers and some water.
> I came back this weekend and the fridge was not running.  The switch was
> still on and the shore power plugged in.  I know that the yard would have
> unplugged to boat to do some other work during the week.
> Normally, I can hear the compressor running but nothing.  I checked the
> thermostat, I reset the switch on the electrical panel, nothing seemed to
> make a difference.
> I tried to find the compressor.  I thought it might be in the port locker
> but what i thought might be the compressor was actually the battery
> charger.  I did not look in the port stern locker.  Did not think about
> that until now.
> I put a block of ice in the fridge for the weekend, which created another
> problem, lots of water in the bottom of the fridge.
>
>
>   1.   Is there a fuse or circuit breaker that i should be checking?
>   2.  Anybody know where else to look for the compressor?
>   3.  I thought there was a drain for the fridge (based on some other
> reading on the C320 Association site) but I could not find it.  I tried to
> get the water out manually (jcloths, tea towels, etc)  I either need a
> manual pump or really big sponge.  Is there a drain in the cold box and if
> so, is there something i need to do to open it.  Assume it drains into the
> bilge.
>
> I tried getting into the 320 site to do more research but i am having
> password issues today
>
> Thanks
> Ken
>
>
>