Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:52:11 -0700
Reply-To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
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From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Subject: Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
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Yea - I haven't checked it (same as you, I figured it my original worked I
would leave it). It looks VERY similar (if not exactly the same)
Brent
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Davidson [mailto:wdavidson@thegrid.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:40 AM
To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
Brent,
as I remember the FridgeMate fan does indeed come with a thermoswitch, but
it is not set to switch on and off at the same temperature settings... I
forget whether it is higher or lower than stock... but I decided to use
stock as I figured the Dometic engineers knew best.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
When I bought a replacement FridgeMate fan about a year ago, it came with a
rocker switch and one of these contact thermistors. I have not tested the
temp setting on it, but I imagine it would be similar. (My original was
working fine). The fan with the switch, bracket, and thermistor cost about
$25 as I recall
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Ezra Hall
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 1:41 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
>
>
> Where do I purchase a new thermostat for the Dometic Fridge?
> This is the guy
> mentioned on the list to turn on at ~120-130 Deg F and turn
> off at ~110 deg
> F. Currently I am running the fan (a replacement muffin fan)
> whenever the fridge
> is on. I also installed a small computer CPU fan above the
> fins on the inside
> of the fridge, it helps a lot! The local RV dealer that sells
> Dometic fridges
> was clueless! Is there an efficiency improvement if I leave
> the rear fan on
> all the time when running the fridge?
> I can't tell from
> http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/cooldoc.htm if the rear
> cooling fins need to be a certain temp or just cooled as much
> as possible. I
> am guessing that as long as the perc tube is hot enough to
> vaporize the Ammonia,
> one can cool the condensor and other cooling fins as much as
> they want, any
> comments? Obviously running the fan inside the fridge at all
> times is helpfull...
>
>
>
> Also, I sealed the combustion chamber with Blue permatex
> after cleaning, now
> it stays lit while driving at highway speeds.
>
> There have been a lot of postings lately with regards to the
> flame LED, mine
> doesn't work now, where is the thermocouple located? It
> worked prior to pulling
> the fridge just a week or two ago. If my memory serves
> correct, there is a solid
> wire from the combustion chamber to the mechanical thermostat
> which conducts
> heat from the flame to this mechanical gas flow valve (the
> one which rotates
> and sets the flame strength). I assume when no heat is
> conducted through this
> solid wire the gas flow valve doesn't turn on, that is why
> one has to hold the
> "primer" down to initiate gas flow until heated.
>
> Is the electrical thermocouple located in this
> valve/thermostat or did I forget
> about a wire going to the combustion chamber? I have been to
> David Beirl's web
> site: http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> and may perform the simple modifications he suggests, but
> something is obviously
> awry from my last pull of the fridge..
>
> I performed the air pump modification, it lights much better
> now. I also used
> a free re-build kit from Manchester to repair the auto-stop
> valve on the LP
> tank, what nice folks to send me a free kit! I also replaced
> the regulator with
> a 390 unit I believe? Thanks to whomever it was that sent me
> the Manchester
> auto-stop rebuild tip!
>
> Thanks!
> Ezra
>
> on digest, please copy directly (ehall@together.net)
>
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