Date:         Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:04:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
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From:         Steve <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
Comments: To: Ken Korn <kkorn@JUMP.NET>
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Another test is to listen to the flu...like a sea shell.  you can hear the
flame.  It has a distinct roar.
steve

Ken Korn wrote:

> When I start up the fridge with propane, I first switch on the LED panel.
> Within a few seconds of the flame starting, the LED lights up (the bottom one
> under the water level LED's). If the LED doesn't light, the burner hasn't
> started.
>
> Ken Korn
> '82 Westy
>
> >The simplest test I can think of (I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet)
> >it to try the starting procedure for gas operation, then go outside and see
> >if the flu vent is warm.  This is the only "sure" way I can think of to
> >*quickly* determine if it is lit.
> >
> >BTW, I am lucky, for some reason, my fridge always lights up on the first
> >try every time...  :-)   (So far)
> >
> >Brent Christensen
> >'89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
> >'91 Taurus SHO (For Sale)
> >'95 Cherokee Sport