Date:         Tue, 19 May 2009 22:11:37 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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At 09:36 PM 5/19/2009, Joy Hecht wrote:
>battery.  You just have to remember, when you park for more than a little
>while, to switch it over to propane, and then to switch it back to battery
>when you drive again.

That's a significant inconvenience.  If there were a good reason,
fine; but I question the reason.

>Why do you want flames burning in your van while you drive anyway?

Where does the idea come from that operating the fridge while
underway is in any way more dangerous than operating it while
standing still?  The entire combustion system is enclosed in
steel.  The flues are high on the van body where they are unlikely to
encounter fumes even at a fueling stop.  If the system should be
violently breached, the tiny flame will surely blow out and the gas
valve will close as designed.

The manufacturers clearly expected it to be run under way, otherwise
it would have been placarded with warnings forbidding such
operation.  The fridge with its flue system is approved for RV
operation by the relevant licensing body.  I'd appreciate some
discussion of this at a more serious level than "it's obvious."


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"