Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 1998 10:43:28 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
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From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy fridge on propane, how effective?
Comments: To: "Joseph J. Liasse" <jliasse@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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You can't recharge as you can with freon like substabces.  It is a
closed amonia system.  From what I understand, You can overheat the
amonia and thus ruin it or diminish its performance.  Has anyone ever
had this replaced?  How much?  How long?  Perhaps a call to dometic is
warranted here.  Number anyone?
steve

Joseph J. Liasse wrote:

> I wasent aware that one could recharge these things. Does anyone know
> where
> this is done?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Woods <WYBike@AOL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Saturday, May 30, 1998 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Westy fridge on propane, how effective?
>
> >Roy,
> >My refridgerator in my '91 keeps things quite a bit colder than yours
> is
> >doing.
> >I make ice cubes in the little trays that rest on the heat exchanger
> fins
> even
> >when the thermostat is set only halfway down.  Maybe you need to
> clean the
> >unit out or have the refrigerant recharged.
> >
> >Jim Woods
> >Jackson Hole, Wyoming
> >
> >In Respect to Time Eternal, life is but a One Night Stand.