Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:09:08 -0700
Reply-To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit
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I agree with Malcom in almost every regard. However the poster mentions
a green gauge so he has the early RM182A Dometic and probably no flame
led on his led panel. Some kind of blockage of the vent tubes is his
most likely problem. The flame lights, uses up the oxygen faster than
the vent can replace it, then flame goes out.
Mark
Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>While I agree with most of what Craig has said, I differ on some points:
>
>I agree: are you sure the fridge is going out, or is the light going out?? Turn the fridge on
>high and listen at the flue, look at the flame hole in the fridge, are the fins getting cool??
>
>The 2 propane lines (fridge and stove) split right at the regulator (under the van) so turning the
>stove on, really (IMHO) does little for the fridge supply of propane. Leaving the propane ON for
>a day prior to using the fridge, I find DOES help get the propane going to the fridge (this may be
>just urban legend).
>
>I'm not so sure that "forcing air through the drain tube" is such a good idea, If one puffs to
>hard, one may disturb the inevitable crud in the base of the burn chamber and some of that could
>land on the propane orifice and make things worse.
>
>And Craig, taking the fridge out IS very easy. Hardest part is contorting one's body to operate 2
>spanners (wrenches) to disconnect the propane line from the back of the fridge. The rest is
>screw-drivers and socket wrenches.
>
>see burner chamber photos at:
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mwstebbins/my_photos
>
>or http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mwstebbins/album?.dir=/8e60
>
>Read about my fridge R&R experience at:
>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0308D&L=vanagon&P=R16178
>and
>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0310A&L=vanagon&P=R15793
>
>read about removing the Sink & Stove at:
>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9909A&L=vanagon&P=R12789
>
>OK? Malcolm
>
>-- Craig Oda <craigoda@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Try to force air through the drain tube to clean out the combustion
>>chamber a bit.
>>
>>
>.......
>
>
>> I haven't taken the fridge out, but it doesn't look that easy.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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