> Instructions for the Dometic refrigerator specify not to operate it > unless it is "level" or damage will occur. Does anyone know the > specifications for the maximum limit of tilt tolerated? What damage will > occur if the refrigerator is operated outside these specifications? Has > anyone actually damaged their refrigerator by running it while their > Vanagon is not "level"? > > Most of the information we have on this is very subjective. If anyone > has any hard data specifications, I'm sure many of us would like to hear > them. > > Thanks > Ed McLean > '86 Westi > The "Camper/Multivan" supplement that came with the Owner's Manual for my '91 Westy states "The refrigerator works best when the vehicle is standing on level ground up to an 15% angle" (p. 16). Personally, I've never seen anything in either the Dometic owner's manual or the Dometic Service manual that supports the contention that running the unit out of level will actually damage it. -Wes Wes Neuenschwander Seattle, WA wesn@eskimo.com |
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