Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:04:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
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Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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No one can fault you for the effort you put in. I pulled the literal plug
years ago and went with a larger Engel unit and converted the Dometic
location to storage. I haven't regretted it, being able to store a lot more
food and keep ice for 5+ days in 95-100 degree heat.


-MB

On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 7:35 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I’ve put my time in. I’ve done all I can. I’ve made it work as well as it
> can. But the recent combustion chamber clog , repeated ( no doubt
> contaminated propane ) clogging. And I don’t want to pull the fridge while
> camping again . I’ve done that twice now, just recently and years ago in
> central bc.
>
> I’ve just received my new Dometic crx50. With ac power option . Got it on
> test stand in workshop and it’s quite nice. Quieter than expected . I’ll
> blog later with power consumption data etc.
>
> Of course I feel sad. I have a soft spot for the propane fridge. But I
> have the solar and battery capacity to make this work.
>
> Alistair



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