Marshall, Go to www.rv.com and then the 'publication search button' and then type in the search for RM182B and you will find more than you want. By the way did you wait about 1/2 to 1 hour to see if it got cold on any of the three power sources? Did the propane light? Bill 90 Westy Syncro -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 9:54 PM Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
>OK, thanks for that. > >Is there a source for manuals on the thing? Bentley has very little on the >subject. > >Marshall >-----Original Message----- >From: Horace K. Sawyer <firestream@mindspring.com> >To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA> >Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 11:45 PM >Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting > > >>Hold on, just keep it plugged in to the house and make sure the switch is >>in the right position to 110v. I don't know what it is, but they don't >>just turn on when you want it to. It comes on when it "feels like it." No >>kidding, in my experience. Don't know the science behind the Dometic. So, >>try this. >> >>Tomorrow when you check it, you may or may not hear a running compressor. >>It runs for awhile, then shuts off, etc. Pretty quiet, but clearly >audible. >> >>HK >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 11:09 PM 4/24/99 -0500, you wrote: >>>Hi Everybody: >>> >>>Well, today I tried my fridge for the very first time since I got the >Westy >>>in November. No luck on AC/DC or propane. >>> >>>The two fuses behind the drivers seat are OK. Tried plugging in the fridge >>>directly into extension cord to isolate problems further. Still, no luck. >>> >>>Anybody have any ideas? Does this fridge make any sound, vibration or >other >>>indication it's working, beyond getting cold? >>> >>>The one good thing is that at least my stove elements work! >>> >>>Cheers! >>> >>>Marshall Ruskin >>>84 Westy "Iron Igloo" >>>Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous" >> >> >> > |
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