[C320-list] Refrigeration Diagnostics Assistance

[John Stetson]

Our frig drains into the bilge.  No need to open anything.  It triggers the
bilge pump for a short time.

John Stetson
Morning Star Again
Hull#578


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
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