Dometic refrigerator · 1 model line
Dometic refrigerator: gas flame + temperature bars flashing + 20 s beep
Dometic documentation lists “gas flame + temperature bars flashing + 20 s beep” as “The burner or cooling unit is defective”.
What this message means by model
| Model line | What the manufacturer says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dometic RMD8xx1 / RMD8xx5 | The RMD8 operating manual lists gas flame + temperature bars flashing + 20 s beep as: the burner or cooling unit is defective. | Dometic RMD8xx1/RMD8xx5 Absorber Refrigerator Operating Manual |
What you can safely check
- Turn the refrigerator off if cooling is unsafe or any odor or leakage is present.
- Record the icon combination and arrange service.
Stop and call a technician for
- Burner, cooling unit, and refrigerator electronics diagnosis are service-only.
Do not open gas, electrical, or cooling-system components; use only documented front-panel actions and call qualified RV service for repeated faults.
Write this down before you call
- Interior data label model, product number, serial number
- Front display code or lamp state photo
- Power module/display board part number if service requests it
Other codes on Dometic RMD8 refrigerators
Full table: Dometic RMD8 refrigerators
- AC plug + temperature bars flashing + 20 s beep The AC heater element or cooling unit is defective
- DC battery + temperature bars flashing + 20 s beep The DC heater element or cooling unit is defective
- temperature bars flashing The temperature sensor has no contact or is defective
- AC plug + warning triangle flashing + 20 s beep AC power supply is not available or insufficient
- DC battery + warning triangle flashing + 20 s beep DC power supply is not available or insufficient
- gas flame + warning triangle flashing + 20 s beep The burner flame is not ignited during gas or automatic operation
- 15 s beep every two minutes The interior light is switched on / The interior lighting is switched on
- battery mode low-voltage 15 s beep In battery operation, a signal every 15 seconds indicates low voltage detection in the in…
- external-to-internal power switching failure External-to-internal power switching failure as: automatic change-over from external to i…
- 2 + 8 flashing + 20 s beep 230 V mode is not available or the voltage is too low
- 4 + 8 flashing + 20 s beep 12 V mode is not available or the voltage is too low; AES models also call out the D+ sig…
- 3 + 8 flashing + 20 s beep GAS or automatic mode did not ignite the flame
- 2 + 7 flashing + 20 s beep The 230 V heating element is defective
- 4 + 7 flashing + 20 s beep The 12 V heating element is defective
- 7 flashing The temperature sensor has no contact or is defective
- 3 + 7 flashing + 20 s beep The burner or cooling unit is defective
- 3 + 8 flashing brightly During internal-battery operation, the flame was not ignited
- 3 + 7 flashing brightly During internal-battery operation, the burner or cooling unit is defective