Date:         Sat, 24 Apr 1999 23:57:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
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From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
Comments: To: "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@mindspring.com>
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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.
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>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.
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>HK
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>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?
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>>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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