Date:         Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:33:03 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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---- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:21 PM 12/5/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >driving.  But what is supposed to be used to keep water out in a
> >driving rain while driving?  So, does anyone know where I can obtain
> >an already fabricated metal cover
>
> I left mine uncovered in all weathers for about sixteen years and
> never had a problem with it.  The drip tube never gave me any water,
> and the times I had the firebox open there were no signs of any water
> ever having been in there.   The fridge continued to run at highway
> speeds in torrential downpours (basically it ran continuously for
> those sixteen years).  Have you been having a problem?

Basically, I have had the same experience you have had for 2.5 years, though I do not run the refrigerator on propane while driving (a different discussion, and no need to reopen it now, it has been hashed over).  However, we recently had torrential downpours, and I did have a little water intrusion, not just via the refrigerator vent, but through door seals and window seals also, despite those having also worked quite well in heavy rain in the past.  No water came out of the drip tube, but the refrigerator would not light.  I hooked it up to my house current and ran it that way for a day.  After that, it lit fine, and also did several days later without the preheating (and presumably drying) period.

So, I just thought I should try again to provide cover for the vent.

Thanks, David