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Blowing fuse and fridge wont work

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Cardriver333

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Our dometic fridge shutoff so I checked the outside panel for the fridge and saw the water hose that drains out the back was cracked and had dripped on the electric.

So I check the fuse at the main breaker panel, which is supposed to be 15 amp, but had a 30 in place, to see that it blew. I dried everything out the best I could and checked the electric at the main and the back of the fridge for any signs of heat and replaced the fuse with a 15 amp. That blew too and the red led next to it stays on.

I think what is most likely is the previous owner had the water hose dripping on the electrical causing a short, then they replaced the fuse with the 30amp and it had maybe dried out and continued to work until it dripped on it and burned out again. All of the other fuses are the correct ones

Please help
 

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While I agree the water dripping could cause the fuse to blow I am thinking that you have a bigger issue either in the wiring or the fridge itself. If previous owner saw he had a water leak I would expect them to fix that instead of just upping the fuse ampacity. Have you determined that the fridge is the only thing on that circuit?
 

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