Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:20:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Thomas Jefferson Kitts <thomas@THOMASKITTS.COM>
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From:         Thomas Jefferson Kitts <thomas@THOMASKITTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Neil:

Burping the baby had no effect. Flipped it upside down yesterday as
you suggested after lunch and then righted it this morning and plugged
it in to 110v.

No cool inside, or hot outside. Been about two hours.

I think I'll disassemble the burner next and see if there is any thing
obvious preventing that from working on propane, like a clogged
burner. Starting to care less and less about this Dometic . . .

Thomas


On Jul 16, 2008, at 9:14 AM, neil N wrote:

> Hi Frank.
>
> I suggested Thomas burp his fridge as in this case it didn't work on
> any mode. A known working AC source didn't even work! --- :^) Hence
> the burping suggestion.
>
> And Thomas. I too am sitting on the fence regarding "To Dometic or Not
> To Dometic". That Italian fridge sounds like the one. If the 182B
> Dometic I have on the bench doesn't do any better in terms of
> relighting after turning thermostat down, then I'm going with the
> Viagra, er Vitrifrigo. Personally, I can't see throwing money into new
> parts to keep a Dometic going. I'll put that money to the Vitrifrigo.
>
> BTW, I'm pretty sure you can get the Vitrifrigo in an AC/DC or just DC
> setup. If you go with DC only, I think you could use a battery charger
> to run it from shore power if needed, and of course one can use solar.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.