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Subject:Recommend propane bits and pieces [NVC]
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:15:38 -0700

After having completed a series of measurements on my Dometic which I
posted a couple of days ago, I want to see how it performs under the
similar conditions using LPG instead of 120V.

The refrigerator is not in the Westy and it's on the bench. I'd like to
get some parts so I can connect it to one of those small disposable
bottles of propane, but I'm not a LPG expert, so I don't know what to
get, nor where to get it all.

I reckon I need an inexpensive 11 wc inch regulator that screws onto the
bottle, then a 4-foot (or so) length of hose with proper fittings to run
from the regulator to the threaded fitting on the reefer. I know how to
TFE connectors and look for leaks, and all the testing will be done
outdoors, so I'm not expecting trouble except from Mrs Squirrel who
tends to wonder when I'm going to blow the place up.

If anyone can help me select a regulator, hose, fitting adapters, and
point me to someone who sells those things online, I would be obliged.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR