Hey Michael. Neat pics. Thanks. I hope you've solved the problem. Neil. On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote: > Dometic Update: > > Problem found... solved? > > I gave the burner jet a very thorough cleaning: hydrochloric acid / > sulfuric acid flush (from some hot-tub chemicals I had laying around) > followed by a 99% isopropanol flush. It seems to have made a big > difference in flame height. > > Updated pix here: > http://xochi.com/vanagon/dometic/ > > Notice particularly the side-view before & after shots -- i'd estimate > that after cleaning, the flame size/volume/heat output is now at least > double, if not triple what it was. > > Now to reassemble & test in the van (for the 4th time!) > |
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