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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:58:01 -0400
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@HALHINET.ON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@HALHINET.ON.CA>
Subject:      Re: dometic fridge
Comments: To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>,
          Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Darrell, if your fridge still works on 12v dc or 120v ac then your dometic fridge is not destroyed. The only difference between ac, dc and propane settings is how the heat is delivered to the fridge pipes. If you pulled your fridge, you would see that, under the heat insulation, the electric heater element and propane exhaust flue are welded together with the fridge lines. You problem with the propane under-preforming is just a matter of flame size. If you clean up the combustion chamber, clean out the air inlet pipe and exhaust pipe and blow out the drain pipe then chances are the propane performance will improve. Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia

Darrell Boehler wrote:

> I really blew it when I used my fridge on an incline. Several pointed out > that this will destroy the dometic<snip> There seemed to be no logical reason > from the many that replied as to why it would fail as it does.


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