Date:         Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:50 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
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>  I will comment that the Dometic I have in this vanagon has the best "Is
> Lit" indicator of any I've ever used.  Many have that dorky little round
> window that shows a faint blue glow, if you get your eyeball just right,
> when the flame is going.  The one I have in this van has an analog dial
> (flow meter?)  that moves into a green zone when you light the fridge..You
> can actually see it, all the time, even in bright sun with your finger on
> the thermocouple override safety switch as you light the unit.


This meter is really useful. I have one that I installed on my 182B.

Some even mount the meter/LED externally. Handy.

Neil.


-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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