Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:40:41 -0700
Reply-To: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Dometic condensation drain
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Jonathan,
You're golden. Saved me countless time waiting for the archives to load,
searching thru all the insane subject lines (Help!, flame thingy, et al)
trying to make sense of pieces and stems from a decade of input from owners
of one month to 35 years experience! (We should have a ***** rating system
like Amazon so we can value one another's input, btw, I know, I know, no
frills nazi's won't allow the list to go that direction!).
I removed all the outside parts you mention to inspect and think that's the
problem. Will do again and reseal them as you describe!
Thanks to all!
On 6/4/08, Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There has been good discussion on the fridge "drain" and blowing out but it
> seemed to me that a little clarification would be helpful.
>
> Over the years I have regularly used the "drain" on my fridge. What comes
> out is never water or moisture but instead ash chunks. I guess that
> critters or trash go into the intake from time to time and then get burned.
> Every few months I remove the cap and lightly tap on the tube which allows
> the crud to fall out. Every now and then when I am vacuuming I will remove
> the cap and put the vacuum hose up to it to suck crud out. Also I have
> attached a shop vac to the exhaust on the side of the van which moves a lot
> of air through the combustion chamber when doing this I usually walk around
> and open the little drain cap to suck the crud out of the tube. Anyway I
> since my experiences have been different and over a long period of time I
> thought they were worth mentioning.
>
> Also over the years when I have seen fridges blow out I have always (my
> experience here) been able to fix the problem by removing the flue pieces
> and seal from the side of the van and then cleaning and sealing them
> lightly
> with silicone. I seal the rubber to the body (probably most helpful for
> keeping water out of the inside of the van) then the flue to the rubber and
> even put a bit of silicone on the intake/exhaust divider plate. After
> doing
> this the fridge has always stayed lit for me. I believe though that if
> this
> doesn't fix the problem you should try resealing the combustion chamber
> next
> and inspecting for damaged or cracked pipes.
>
> Jonathan Poole
> '83 AC Westy
>
--
Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of
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