Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:12:53 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: refrigerator update
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Well, no access to an ultrasonic cleaner.
One of the places I visited today had brake line. It was larger. This is
4 mm. He said the brake line he had was 7/32". That would be about 5.6
mm. So far as working, I think brake line would work, if there were
fittings to make the connection. But no go so far as I can tell. The gas
should not care what size the line is; the pressure would be the same.
Well, this stuff is in the bath so to speak right now. We'll see what
happens. I may be contacting those shops that change out the refrigerators
in Seattle.
mcneely
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> You're most welcome.
>
> I still think a hydro sonic cleaning might do the trick..... should
> you have access to a cleaner!
>
> An old girlfriend of mine, wait, no, can't say "old.. " anymore, ex
> girlfriend of mine took a part from my euphonium (baritone horn) to
> her place of work (hospital) and popped it in the cleaner machine. I
> could not believe how clean it was when it arrived back.
>
> And too bad. It looks like that Dometic 182 in Seattle is gone. (?)
>
> I still think that line looks like brake line but I'm too lazy to go
> outside and measure things.
>
> ;)
>
> Neil.
>
> On 6/30/17, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Much thanks to David, Neil, Jeff, and Robert for their helpful responses.
> >
> > Spokane Hose turned out to be no go on making a gas line. On to Inland
> > Pacific Hose at Spokane Hose's recommendation. Nope. Both places
> because
> > the line is metric (turns out, it is 4 mm O.D.), no new fittings,
> >
> > Don't have and can't get the line, and cannot make one. But provided
> > advice: Get a solvent called Evapo-Rust, soak the part overnight. Ok,
> > found the solvent at Harbor Freight. Picked up some cheap tools
> ("lifetime
> > warranty", yipee) while there.
>
> > Will try the Evapo-Rust, see how that goes, and if it works, great. If
> > not, one more try, Chuck. If that fails, does anyone have a refrigerator
> > that works that they want to part with, or just the line?
>
> --
> Neil n
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