Here's my two bits on the westy fridge, some of which I've just now figured out: The instructions on mine are a bit poor and unclear. It took me a while to figure out, for example, that lever E, the furthest one on the right when you open the fridge, should be in a vertical, or upright position. The VW manual says it should be ON, and the Domestic instructions from the manufacturer, say it should be at the "I" setting. The only marking I have on mine are at the 3 o'clock setting with an "o" next to a flame icon, which would indicate that the knob should be horizontal (o for on?) for the gas to flow. All the manual illustrations have this knob lying horizontal. Well, after fitzing around for a while today. I realized in fact on my fridge, this knob should be in the vertical position for the gas to flow. Secondly, the little window at the bottom left of the fridge is almost useless in mine. I only discovered the flame was lit by accident, as I kept pumping the A knob, I just happened to notice a bit of a glow as the flame turned orange. But the normal "on" light, a tiny piddly little blue thing is barely visible through the reflection of the little window. And the flame indicator light below the water level lights never came on either. The fridge eventually got cold though. But, as in every such travail, I also learned about my fridge. I took the vent apart and checked it for obstacles, checked the space behind and below for other obstructions etc etc. I'm not entirely clear what the little brass screw pipe thing is below the fridge on the left; some kind of condensation outlet? I tried to blow through it but it's pretty plugged up. Is this normal? A somewhat seperate question: when we drain the sink, the water not only comes out the bottom, but also the outside "city" receptacle on the side of the van. This is normal I guess, but how can I stop it so that the waste water only goes out the bottom, not the side? Well that's my two bits (actually 37 cents canadian) Ttfn Alain Pierre |
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