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Date:         Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:19:44 -0400
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From:         Vern Brownell <vern@brownell.com>
Subject:      Re: propane gauge?

Kelly Bauman wrote: > > Ditto. Mine won't light either. I have tried most of the usual tricks > including: blowing in drain hole, pumping like crazy, bleeding propane > lines by running stove several minutes, trying to light fridge while > running stove, pumping like crazy on just one foot, precooling fridge on AC > before lighting, blowing compressed air through drain hole, pumping like > crazy while singing Deutschland Uber Alis, ordering the LiMBO's Dometic > Fridge manual (for a 182 B, I actually have a 182 C), pumping like crazy > with both hands (don't try this one at home), praying to an assortment of > Gods. > > I am now convinced my piezo isn't sparking. I think I will try to remove > the fridge this weekend. I don't know what good that will do even if I do > get it out. > > Still waiting for a Dometic miracle......

Hi Kelly. I have a 91 Syncro Westie with a Dometic 182C and for whatever its worth I had to replace the piezo (under warranty) even after praying to those same gods. I bought the westie new and had to replace the sparker after about a year. Since then the fridge has worked flawlessly.

Good luck and hope you're sparking your propane soon (safely, of course).

- Vern


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