On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:22 PM, David Beierl<dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 02:04 AM 8/8/2009, neil N wrote: >> >> IMO, in terms of the fridge actually lighting, pre cooling on AC has >> nothing to do with it. If fridge in proper operating condition, it >> should light regardless. > > It should -- but some people have found it to be easier after running on AC > for a while. Presumably this pre-establishes a draft in the chimney which > helps to keep from forming an over-rich mixture at the burner which then > won't light. > I guess. Just hard to imagine that the heat from the heating element (AC or DC) would contribute enough inadvertent heat to exhaust flue to aid in flow of fresh air into combustion chamber. Just can't see it making that much of a difference. But then I ain't no expert! :) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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