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Subject:Re: fridge wont stay lit -safety?
From:Craig Oda
Date:Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:45:51 -0700

Yes!!!  Turn off the fridge before pulling up to the gas station!!!

I should have mentioned this earlier!   There is a real danger.  Turn
off the fridge before pulling up to the fuel station!

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:30:55 -0600, don spence <dspence@oanet.com> wrote:
> Is there a safety consideration here say when refueling- gas or
> propane?  An open flame in a vapor rich zone??
>
> On Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 02:41 PM, Automatic digest processor
> wrote:
>
> > Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit
> >
> > The Dometic service manual for the fridge that is in the Westy
> > indicates that it was designed to be used on propane when the vehicle
> > is in motion.  It doesn't specifically say Westy, but says RV.  It
> > also has a troubleshooting procedure for debugging the fridge if the
> > light goes out while the vehicle is in motion.
>