Norcold 3163 - Safety Precautions; LP Gas System Safety; Exhaust Gas Safety

Important Safety Information
Read this information before attemptin
g
to perform
service on this refri
g
erator.
Pa
g
e 8 shows a wirin
g
pictorial and dia
g
ram. Review
both the wirin
g
pictorial and dia
g
ram to understand the
electrical circuits and the relationship to the individual
components.
Understand the service procedures before performin
g
the service.
Alwa
y
s appl
y
the safet
y
precautions listed below
when servicin
g
this refri
g
erator. Failure to follow these
safet
y
precautions can result in substantial propert
y
dama
g
e, severe personal in
j
ur
y
, or death.
•
Hazardous volta
g
e can cause propert
y
dama
g
e,
severe personal in
j
ur
y
, or death. Disconnect
both the AC and DC electrical sources to the
refri
g
erator before performin
g
service.
•
To prevent short circuits, connect the positive
batter
y
lead to the refri
g
erator before attachin
g
the ne
g
ative lead.
•
The 120 VAC circuit must be properl
y
g
rounded.
Never cut or remove the round
g
roundin
g
pron
g
from the refri
g
erator’s AC power cord. Do not
use a two-pron
g
adapter. Do not use an exten-
sion cord.
•
The use of improper rated fuses can lead to an
electrical fire. In the event of a circuit overload,
replace blown fuses with a fuse specified b
y
Norcold. Fuse specifications are found in the
"Specifications" section on pa
g
e 2 of this man-
ual. The correct fuse size is printed ad
j
acent to
the fuse on the refri
g
erator.
•
Keep li
q
uids awa
y
from electrical connections.
Man
y
li
q
uids are electricall
y
conductive and
could cause serious arcin
g
dama
g
e and, in
some cases, fires.
•
Never bend, drop, drill, weld, or hammer the
coolin
g
unit. Doin
g
so can cause the coolin
g
unit
to rupture, releasin
g
chemicals under hi
g
h pres-
sure. Contact with these chemicals ma
y
cause
severe burns to the e
y
es or skin.
•
Never attempt to repair or rechar
g
e the coolin
g
unit. A defective coolin
g
unit must be replaced.
•
Hazardous vapors. Propane
g
as can cause an
explosion, resultin
g
in propert
y
dama
g
e, severe
personal in
j
ur
y
, or death. Use caution when work-
in
g
with or near a propane
g
as s
y
stem. Do not
smoke. Do not create sparks or use an open flame
to check
g
as suppl
y
lines or
g
as connections.
•
To prevent
g
as leaks and dama
g
e to the
g
as
suppl
y
lines and fittin
g
s, use two wrenches when
connectin
g
or disconnectin
g
g
as fittin
g
s
(
See
Fi
g
ure 1 below
)
.
Manual Shut-Off Valve
(
Located on top
of refri
g
erator
)
Hold
3/8" Gas
Suppl
y
Line
Turn
Fi
g
ure 1 - Double-Wrenchin
g
Gas Fittin
g
s
WARNING
1
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