Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:03:12 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.
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a suggestion on the AC plug receptical.
one of my vans has it underneath- on the frame rail , which means you always
have to get down on your knees at least to plug in the 110AC.....and if
things are wet that's a bother.........etc.
A nice location for a 110AC receptical that's naturally weather protected,
and not a schlep under the van, is right next to the rear license
plate........nice little spot on either side of the rear license for an
outdoor plug, with flip up lid, etc. And easy to access without getting
under the van.
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.
>I agree.....I think the hole has to go in the side for this one. The rest
>of
> my hookups will be underneith, but there's just no good way of avoiding
> that
> fridge hole in the side of the van.....
> It will be cut.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL (With a propane tank)
> '80Westy (without a propane tank)
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700, Roger Whittaker
>> <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >the flu for the fridge simply needs to be pointed away from the van
>> >so sown and to the side rather than up to the side ...
>> >and no holes in the side of the van
>>
>> I would have to disagree. Except when manually operating the air pump to
>> light the refrigerator in propane mode, the fridge is not power vented,
>> but
>> relies on natural convection. The heat produced by any of the three
>> modes
>> of operation results in hot air flowing upward through the exhaust tube
>> and
>> exiting through the side of the van to the outside air. Since the intake
>> and exhaust are open only on the ends where they penetrate the wall of
>> the
>> van, and are otherwise sealed, this same convection in the exhaust is
>> responsible for drawing in fresh air through the intake. Convection will
>> not occur in an exhaust tube directed downward, with the result that the
>> fridge would likely not work in any of the three modes, but particularly
>> in
>> propane mode, where, without convection in the exhaust, there would be no
>> fresh air arriving through the intake for combustion to take place.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> This flow of air will not occur if the venting is routed downward, and
>> without it, the fridge will not work in any mode. Further, this same
>> convection in the exhaust also results in fresh air being drawn in for
>> combustion when operating on propane. If you think the Dometic is hard
>> to
>> light now Interfere with this design and risk the fridge not working
>>
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