I probably have checked the heating element for fitment, the 12 volt element was loose enough to slide up and down the tube it's in. I turned the empty fridge on this morning, and when I checked at about two in the afternoon, the interior of the bus was 92 degrees and the interior of the box was 39. Geo/ATL On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 8:20 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 08:04 PM 6/28/2015, george jannini wrote: > >> As for which mode cools better, when I am plugged in, I turn the >> thermostat _all_ the way up. Overnight, a thermometer set on the top >> shelf >> on the right side, will generally read 29°. >> >> If I can't plug in, running on propane the pointer is set horizontal >> (pointing to 9 as on a clock) or even lower to achieve 29-32. >> > > You might try using the lower setting -- the knob is a true thermostat, > switches the electric and the main flame on and off at the setpoint. Pilot > flame (bypass around the main valve) runs continuously. All off but pilot > on MIN, all on on MAX. > > If electric isn't cooling as well as gas, check for correct heater > consumption (85W) and good conduction heater to boiler. Flakes of > corrosion? Oxides are insulators. > > Yrs, > d > |
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