At 04:15 PM 7/15/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >comments on 'permantent damage' from operating it with the van tilted, >anyone ? You bet. Progressive and permanent. There's a powder mixed in with the ammonia/hydrogen/water mix. If the boiler boils dry (because the gravity-fed cycle stops working) the powder cakes on the walls of the boiler and interferes with heat transfer into the boiler. However the RM182 has a very liberal spec for tilt compared to most RV fridges. When you're under way it's not normally an issue because sloshing will keep the boiler from going dry even if the cycle isn't working.
-- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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