Date:         Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:37:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CABToOYJtggjZYDTk-eWY1UeLFfY+xZ+SL6TKmbXPeAab7QMftw@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Edward,

That's exactly what I had thought I had imagined seeing!

Thanks for posting

Alistair

> On Apr 19, 2016, at 7:35 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> better link to photos:  https://goo.gl/photos/8qyGDuCC73rj54Tu9
> Edward
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> here's a few pics of what I did insulating the exhaust pipe of the
>> dometic:
>> https://photos.google.com/u/3/album/AF1QipNjgd3jHrU2mZBwJekremXOtl7vPjDMG9I2RB1j
>> 
>> I have more pics somewhere on my HD, of the reflectix.
>> 
>> I think this is what I used:
>> https://www.designengineering.com//category/catalog/design-engineering-inc/component-specific-products/versa-shield
>> 
>> There was a thread in 2011 about this subject:insulating hot side of
>> Dometic refer
>> 
>> Edward
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am in the midst of installing a Westy interior (Including the Dometic)

>>> into his A’wagen. I am most interested in said pics. And if someone has
>>> pics of the wall with the cabinets removed, I'd love to see those too!
>>> (Next weekend is cut the luan and cut the exhaust vent hole in the side of
>>> the bus.)
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 18, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I wrapped mine with a high temp insulation blanket made to go on
>>> starters,
>>>> and put insulation (reflectix type) between the hot and cold parts of
>>> the
>>>> dometic.  This made the most difference on performance of anything I've

>>>> done.  I've got pics somewhere...
>>>> Edward
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Alistair Bel <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hey Neil, I have the memory that you tried wrapping the exhaust
>>> pipe/duct
>>>>> of the fridge with a Fiberglas? wrap.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Did you? And did you notice a difference?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alistair
>>> 
>>> No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something
>>> about it.
>>> -- Richard Feynman
>>