You might want to check out: http://www.rvmobile.com They repair the fridges and from what I have heard do an good job. I have not used them myself - but I did buy a manometer from them so that I can check the propane pressure without having to use long lengths of water-filled tubing. They also have a relighting unit that they said would work with the Dometic fridge - it proportedly automatically relight the burner if it goes out. regards, Todd '88 Westy Mike Bauermeister wrote: > Wanted-working fridge for a '89 westy. I'm throwing in the towel on mine. > The problem for those who missed my earlier postings lies with the propane > burner side. It works fairly well on 110 AC and not quite as well on 12 DC > but very poorly on gas. The flame is yellow, it's hard to light and > eventually (after a few days) the cooling pretty much stops although it's > still lit. Here's what I've tried: > First I educated myself about this peculiar bit of technology to the best > of my ability. Thanks to the list I now have a pretty good working > knowledge of the Dometic 3-way. I also have the experience of having owned > 2 other late model Westies so I'm not deluded about what to expect > cooling-wise. I've replaced the burner orifice and the regulator on the > tank. I've cleaned everything deemed worth cleaning. I've taken the damned > thing in and out more times than I care to remember. I've turned the whole > unit upside-down for a few days before reinstalling it. I even rigged up an > extention gas line so I could light the thing without having it installed so > I could better observe the workings of the cooling unit while it's working. > Anyway, I give up. But I'm still willing to listen if anyone has advice on > something I may have missed. Or if you know where I could get a good used > one let me know. > -Michael |
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