

| Subject: | Re: Fridge....should it stay on... |
| From: | Roger Sisler |
| Date: | Wed, 25 May 2005 16:02:48 -0400 |
Why have a refrigerator if you cant use it while driving? Besides the convenience, it takes so long to cool the thing down, camping ,or whatever will be over just as the frig gets cool. The rule of thumb that I've heard is : cant operate it off level-shut the frig off if you cant sleep on the incline that you are parking on(3 degrees off level).Otherwise , it is ok to operate while driving,and I do.I hate it when the frige pilot light blows out. Just when I need something cold.In the archives, I have found that the 2 reasons for this are .....1, the metal intake and exhausts are not the exact same legnth.I never changed them , but the frige blows out.Maybe this is not the reason for most extinguishings of the brewsky useability preservation flame. 2..and more probable in my experience...The exhaust ports are not perfectly perpendicular to the van side and vent cover.Dont use the 2 regular or 2 phillips screws to draw down on the vent flange,to make this alignment. Do it by eyeball,bending ,and then pushing, and then tighten the screws.I dont think a weak pilot flame is the cause. The "low" setting on the frig is not condusive to the flame blowing out when my vent when properly aligned.I once stuffed baffes,against recomendations, down either, or both tubes,experimenting.No positive effect whatsoever-no matter how much junk I stuffed,or how deap I stuffed it..
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