Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:47:24 -0700
Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Frig fan
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I reserve my mirth for the punctuation challenged. I dare not criticize spelling. I spell well but type badly, and most folks can't tell the difference.
Ever been passed by a member of the Pagan's motorcycle club? That's their spelling and punctuation of the club name on the patch and I get a chuckle every time. I wouldn't mention it to them, of course...
Stephen
On Friday, August 8, 2014 5:14 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> wrote:
Quit making fun of those of us who are spelling challenged, and were even before spell check made things worse.
On Friday, August 8, 2014 10:36 AM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
I am thinking "FRIG" is not an acceptable shortening of the word
refrigerator. I don't think it is even an acceptable shortening of the word
Frigate.
tim in san jose
On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Yup. I'm betting that that old trick creates a draw in the exhaust as the
> electrical heating element is in that stack.
>
> Alistair
>
>
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> > On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:42 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > My 'trick' for lighting the fridge is to pre-cool it just a bit before
> trying to light it by running the fridge on A/C or +12V for a few minutes.
> I don't know why this makes a difference, but it lights on the first
> attempt if I do this.
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >> Leaving aside combustion box cleanliness and gas orifice problems, I
> find that most of the trouble in getting the fridge to light is
> establishing a draught, or draft for you vowel deprived yanks.
> >>
> >> I don't know if you have the later auto sparking type fridge or the old
> sparkler on here air pump version, but try pumping the air pump all the
> time during start up. Keep pumping as the self igniter clicks, or if the
> old type keep clicking the air pump and pumping.
> >>
> >> All this with the safety override button depressed.
> >>
> >> Sometimes you hear a whump as an accumulation of gas ignites. If you
> hear that, you know you are getting gas in the chamber.
> >>
> >> Absolutely the best mod for monitoring the flame in the chamber is
> soldering in a brighter led in the indicator panel. I have a bright blue in
> mine, but I recently put in a bright white I a friends van. With that you
> can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the
> heat in the chamber.
> >>
> >> I found that you can't blow the flame out with the air pump so keep
> pumping and holding the override button down when you see the led glowing.
> When you let go of the override button watch the led and if it dims depress
> the override button again and keep pumping.
> >>
> >> You should establish a draught with is approach.
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Aug 7, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, good ideas. I have a spare fan for the blowing into the
> living area idea.
> >> >
> >> > Now to get that [highly censored stream of thought] frig working! One
> time it lights no problem, next time can't get it to light. Arrgh!
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thursday, August 7, 2014 6:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Just make it blow out. On cool days don't turn it on and the fridge
> heat will stay in van via the vents behind sink/stove.
> >> >
> >> > If you want a fan blowing in, mount one behind the grill that faces
> the top loading cubbies , the rear face of the sink/fridge. That will push
> the hot air from the fridge into the living area.
> >> >
> >> > Alistair
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > On Aug 7, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > I have a computer fan to install in place of the external water
> connection. Thought to hook it up so it could blow out [for hot days] or
> blow in [for cool days].
> >> > >
> >> > > Anyone see problems with this idea?
> >> > >
> >> > > Does anyone [read David B] have an idea of what kind of switch I'd
> need to hook this up [if this is the way I go]?
> >> > >
> >> > > Mike in Cotati
> >> >
> >> >
> >
>
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