Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:22:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
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From:         Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic mystery ....tentatively resolved!
Comments: To: Paul Chubbuck <paul@TAKINGFLIGHT.NET>
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Hey Paul -- Any chance that your intake or exhaust pipes are cracked,
and that it's only when you put the flue back on and tighten down the
screws that it opens up the crack, thus your vent modifications are
needed?  I have a similar issue (randomly goes out for no reason)
that seemed to develop after I removed the fridge and did some
maintenance...

On Aug 19, 2007, at 8:40 PM, Paul Chubbuck wrote:

> After my flue vent modification mentioned yesterday, I drove 175 miles
> today, up to an altitude of 8000 ft and back home again, and the
> Dometic lit
> easily and stayed lit the entire day, through the entire drive,
> without a
> problem.  It has never worked this well before.  Exactly why this vent
> modification was necessary, I cannot say for sure, though I'm
> suspecting it
> might have had to do with the Model RM182A not being designed for
> higher
> altitudes.  In any case, it worked like a charm, so I'm staying
> with it.
>
> Paul Chubbuck
> Fort Collins