Way to go Paul.

Can't think of any reason why this mod would defeat the original
design in any way, except that when raining out, a little might get
in??

Can you post any pics of your mod?

Cheers,

Neil.

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On 8/19/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote:
> After my flue vent modification mentioned yesterday, I drove 175 miles
> today, up to an altitude of 8000 ft and back home again, and the Dometic lit
> easily and stayed lit the entire day, through the entire drive, without a
> problem.  It has never worked this well before.  Exactly why this vent
> modification was necessary, I cannot say for sure, though I'm suspecting it
> might have had to do with the Model RM182A not being designed for higher
> altitudes.  In any case, it worked like a charm, so I'm staying with it.
>
> Paul Chubbuck
> Fort Collins
>

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