Date:         Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:03:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Another Dometic Question
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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I've connected a wire from the ground screw on top of the fridge unit [in
back] to a body ground. I get voltage to the water tank, pump, back of the
indicator light panel yet nothing works. Not the pump, not the lights and
while I can't really tell, I don't think the frig is working either.

I had to make up a wire loom as the one with the unit were cut to remove it.

The only wires on the chunk of loom I have that I can't really see where
they went  are two black ones coming from the middle of the loom from the
frig. The mighty squirrel told me how to read the wiring diagram so I'll try
and look that up but does anyone have an idea on these wires?

Mike


On 7/10/06 7:45 PM, "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> The wire from the temp switch on the fins is the hot wire.
>
> One thing to be aware of is that VW did not include a vehicle chassis
> ground wiring connection for the Dometic fridge case metal in the fridge
> wiring. It is isolated from the vehicle metal and thus can't be
> reliably  used for measuring voltages or for a current return path. In
> the stock Westy the metal propane line acts as a chassis ground wire for
> the fridge. People doing testing with the fridge out and people doing
> custom installations should add a discrete ground wire from the fridge
> case metal to battery negative wiring. Not doing so will also keep the
> pilot led from working.
>
> Mark
>
> Mike Miller wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm putting a Westy interior in a country homes van.
>>
>> Regarding the Dometic: Does anyone know which way the wires should go to the
>> fan to have it push air up through the fins?
>>
>> That is, which wire is hot side? The wire from the sensor on the fins or the
>> other one?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
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