You're destined to drive up on blocks or use jacks. Little level indicator eyes can be had very cheaply from RV and possibly even from hardware stores. You'll just have to get it level in your drive then start removing blocks to get the tolerance. My fridge works with a 2" slope across the van or a 6" slope lengthwise on the van. (I mostly park with my engine end up a little, like to sleep on the incline. Acid reflux) Stan Wilder On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:04:58 -0800 Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> writes: > I keep reading here and there that the Dometic RM 182 B fridge > needs to be "level" when running.... > > Sooo... what does "level" mean? How many degrees off > level is acceptable? > What bad things happen if it's not level enough? > > I'd like to be able to run the fridge overnight before the > beginning > of a trip, but my driveway has a pretty good slope to it and I > don't > know if i need to worry about it. > Any comments? > > Thanks, > Steve > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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