Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 20:45:06 -0700
Reply-To: laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
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From: Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
Subject: Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
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Thanks Stan, I know about making sure my beer and milk is
almost frozen before I go, and a gallon of ice IS a big help,
but it doesn't do much good on the 5th day out...
I've already cleaned my burner assembly, replaced the stock
fan with one that moves more air, added an internal fan to
circulate cold air, and refreshed the heatsink grease on the
inside "coldsink" (-:
My fridge works far better than it did last year, but I think
there's still more cold available. I still need a spare inside
heatsink to hack up and play with.
Anyone?
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At 08:29 PM 5/14/2004, Stan Wilder wrote:
>Best way I ever found was putting about a gallon container in there full of
>ice a day before hand and installing a small computer CPU fan to keep the
>air moving.
>It gives the fridge a good boost and is a $5.00 patch.
>I always just carried an ice chest because every you open the fridge door
>all the cold drops out.
>Might try something like a curtain to keep the cold from droping out when
>the door is opened.
>
>Stan
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Delanty" <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:07 PM
>Subject: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
>
>
> > Well, once again summer is upon us...
> >
> > In my perpetual quest for a cold beer, I'm trying to coax
> > those last few degrees out of my Dometic fridge.
> >
> > I've been doing some serious experimenting with
> > my westy fridge, and have 4 temperature sensors
> > and some data logging equipment attached to our
> > fridge for the last 3 days....
> >
> > Does anyone have a dead fridge they could sell
> > the inside heatsink assembly from?
> > I need one I can hack up and play with.
> >
> > Free + shipping is my ideal price, but I'm willing
> > to pay a little more if necessary. (-:
> > PayPal would be convenient.
> >
> > I'll share my findings with the list when I'm done
> > experimenting. I like my beer and my milk to stay
> > cold when it's 90F+ degrees outside, and I think
> > the Dometic can do better if it's coaxed correctly...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
> >
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