Date:         Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:18:57 EST
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
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From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Westy Dometic Fridge problem
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As many of you may know I'm currently travelling in  Mexico .  I have
experienced a problem with my fridge the likes I've never  seen before so am asking
the collective wisdom for some help.

    The fridge, the famous Dometic fridge, in our  Vanagon Westys, operated
flawlessly up until a week or so ago.  It quit  cooling on the propane setting
even though the flame was still lit.   Arriving at a campground with
electricity I ran the fridge on 110 and it quickly  got cold.  Let that run overnight
and then started the propane service  again and it worked fine for a week then
yesterday the same story.  Propane  operation, no cooling, fire was lit,
checked by several methods.   Campground, run on electric and it cools just fine.
I will start the  propane service again this evening and see what happens.
I'm almost ready  to bet it will work but will probably quit as we drive down
the road  again.  What is that all about ?  Sure baffles the hell out me.   The
cooling system is activated by a heat source, right ?  So why would it  cool
with heat form the electric service and not the propane service ?  Or  more so
why does it work on the propane service then quit working ?  Anyone  ever
experience this phenomenon or have an explanation...........?


You can read up on our travels and see pics at >  _Profile for Frankandrita
from Canada_ (http://travelpod.com/members/frankandrita)
Cheers,

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario,  Canada
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