At 07:19 PM 8/31/2008, Paul Chubbuck wrote... >Regarding the switch mounted on the Dometic 182 fridge cooling fins >which >turns on the rear refrigerator fan on warm days never goes >bad: Despite >recent assurances on this list that it never goes bad, mine definitely >has >gone bad. I removed it from the fridge, heated it up with a blow >dryer and >a light bulb, and still got no continuity across the switch. > >Can anyone offer me a replacement at reasonable cost and with >assurance it >is functional? You need to know the temperature at which it's supposed to close. There's usually a marking on them, in either F or C. Mouser carries thermostatic switches. Look at the bottom of this page: http://www.mouser.com/catalog/635/1896.pdf About $5. Probably not an exact match, but it should be close enough to be easily adapted. |
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