Date:         Wed, 22 May 2002 20:28:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl M <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         Karl M <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Dometic Fridge experts: help!
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Hey all,

Before I left for a campout last weekend, I cleaned the burner in my
Dometic, and found granules of carbon lying in the enclosure. The flame
visible in the little sight glass was reddish in colour before I cleaned it,
and after was blue again. The pilot indicator LED was brighter too. Well,
today I noticed the LED dimming again, ad sure enough, the flame looked
reddish again. Blew through the tube with compressed air, and it's blue
again! Question: What could be causing the carbon buildup? Pressure too
high, too low? The fridge seems to cool ok, but then it is only 70 here.
Another symptom: lately: the flame will blow out while driving, it never did
in the past. I'm headed out to another campout, please pmail me if you have
any ideas. Thanks!

Karl Mullendore
Westy Ventures
1987 Westfalia Syncro 1.9TD