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Subject:Re: Refrigerator did cool, but no more!
From:neil
Date:Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:37:38 -0700

I hope you didn't operate it on its' side!

;^)

I have read that putting refer on end (upside down) will somehow
circulate the contents in the coolant tube.

If you have the refer out again, you might try this for a 24 hour period.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 6/28/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote:
> My Dometic refrigerator generally has cooled decently, getting the interior
> down to 40-60, depending on the heat of the day.
>
> However, it wasn't staying lit, so I pulled it and cleaned the burner box
> and so forth.
>
> Now it's staying lit, but not cooling.  It's 73 degrees inside, which is at
> most 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.
>
> While I had it out, I turned it on it's side.  Could that have screwed up
> the coolant?  If so, is there anyway to restore it?
>
> Thanks for any help
>

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