One of the first purchases I made for my Westy, was a remote thermometer from RS. It gives ambient temp in van as well as temp in fridge. I had salmonella when I was 29/30. It was a **6** month affair getting over it. (really sore joints like arthritis) That won't happen again!
Neil. On 7/20/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Jake has a good suggestion. If someone is counting on his or her > refrigerator to keep their food safe for consumption, they need to check > that it is keeping it below 40F, and not just take the word of someone > with a similar refrigerator who may be pleased at how cold their food or > beverages feel, but hasn't actually popped a $1 thermometer inside to > confirm that it's cold enough. Diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, headache and > fever are not fun. > > Folks who are enjoying their Dometics could do everyone in the community > a favor if they did as Jake suggested: report the actual temperature > differential between their fridge and the outside air on a hot summer day. > > If nothing else, providing such data could settle the ongoing question > about whether those of us who have never seen the inside of their reefer > more than 40F below the outside temp on a hot day have properly > operating reefers or not. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > Jake Beaulieu typed: > > Many folks say their Domectic works "great", others say "not say great". > > I think part of the problem is that "great" is a subjective term. One > > persons "great" is another persons "not so great". > > > > I would like people to report the actual temperature differential between > > their frdige and the outside air on a hot summer day. Summer temperatures > > where I live frequently exceed 90. The min temperature that raw beef or > > chicken can be stored at is 40F according to the USDA. Thus, my fridge > > needs to generate at least a 50 degree differential (90-40=50) on a hot > > day for it to be "great" in my mind. I don't think I have seen any data > > on the list demonstrating anything better than a 45 degree differential. > > A 40 degree differential is "great" if it is 75 degress outside and you > > want a cold beer, but it sucks if it 90 is degress outside and you want > > your chicken breast to be safe to cook up for dinner. > > > > jake > > 82 westy, fridge is "not so great" > > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. |
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