Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject: Re: Dometic insulation
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i think roger was talking about the mineral wool type insulation
around the inlet and outlet flues.
the body of the fridge is insulated with foam, foamed in place poly
u. i think. You can take off the inside plastic from the door and
see the stuff.
Alistair
On 17-Aug-07, at 8:52 AM, Tom Buese wrote:
I bey you that the original insulation smelled when new as it was
"off gassing" like all the new products you are trying. After
awhile, the off gassing is done & there is no smell-also no toxic
stuff released into the van. Have you tried a "green" insulation such
as denim or cellulose? Make sure they have a low flame spread number.
YMMV,
Tom B.-think FEMA Trailers/formaldehyde
On Aug 17, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Roger Sisler wrote:
> I have tried about 5 or 6 different types of insulation for the
> Dometic.SAVE
> THE OEM INSULATION, EVEN IF IT IT TORN IN TWO. All other types were
> tried
> without success, but with 1 that may work. The issue is the smell
> that the
> insulation gives off.
>
> I have tried regular pink wall insulation , green fire proofed wall
> insulation, westy wall insulation, yellow wall insulation, and
> finally a
> product called inswool ( $7 per sq ft ). All gave off so much smell
> that it
> would drive you OUT in short order. Allowing the Dometic operate
> for a week
> didnt change this smell much at all.In fact, with several types the
> smell
> lingered for a month- yuck!!
>
> The OEM insulation works best, hands down. Dont know why , or what
> it is.
> Maybe angel hair for aquarium filters will work. Never tried it,
> but the OEM
> insulation seems to have this texture.
>
> Inswool can be found on the internet by typing inswool into yahoo.
> It is
> used to wrap exhaust manifolds in race cars and to line the
> furnaces that
> are used to make small metal items( knife blades ) at home. One
> seller will
> sell by the sq ft. It worked best, but still gave off a slight
> odor.It may
> work better after a week or so.
>
> The idea is to insulate the entire vent so the mostest heat will go
> out the
> van.An additional,layer wrapped around the circular heat shield, too.
>
> I would like to know of a product that replaces teh OEM insulation.
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