Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:50:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill <Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Bill <Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic AC/DC fridges
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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I have the original manual from my '81, and it says the vehicle should be
within 7 degrees of level to operate the fridge.  We try to get closer than
that.

>>Today, I took my '79 Westy into an RV fridge specialist, to see why the
>>Dometic AC/DC powered fridge doesn't work.  He told me that these models
>>MUST be on level ground to work properly.
>>
>>My question:  How can they be expected to keep cold when travelling?  Am I
>>supposed to turn it off during transit, as opposed to running on 12 volt?
>>
>>If anyone has their original manual from a similar model, I'd love to know
>>what VW or Dometic said about this situation.

Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
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