bottom left inside the vent grill by the floor.

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is very interesting.  I just spent a week in my '82 Westy and noticed
> it works great on propane, much better than expected.  Too good, possibly.
> Once it was down to near freezing.  Same as Jim's, the pilot blows out with
> any vehicle speed.  It seemed to not work on 12 volts so I'm planning to
> investigate that next.
>
> Didn't even know it had a drain plug but after seeing the murky water in the
> bottom this morning (we unloaded the remaining food last night) I
> immediately thought of 'draining'.  The Bentley is all I have so could one
> of you tell me where this drain plug is located?
>
> On 6/3/08, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Another thing about changing the amount of air coming in... placement of
>> the
>> tip of the flame under the evaporator is critical to proper operation. The
>> way the dometic unit was designed, the "offset" of the flame by the moving
>> air that feeds it is calculated into the design of the unit. More or less
>> air than the unit was designed for puts the hot tip of the flame other than
>> where it was intended.
>> Jim,
>>
>> (whose fridge runs great but has never run more than 50 feet while moving).
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@syr.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > Leaving it open could induce a 'draft' from the interior up the chimney
>> > flue.
>> > Certainly while motoring down the road.
>> > This would create turbulence in the combustion chamber and can very
>> > likely cause the pilot/flame to be blown out.
>> >
>> > The combustion intake & exhaust are in the very near same place on the
>> > outside of the van body to reduce chances of an atmospheric pressure
>> > differential which would create an excessive draft and blow out your
>> > fridge flame.
>> >
>> > It is the close proximity that allows it to remain lit during driving.
>> >
>> >
>> > Dan Stevens
>> > Empire State VW Camping Club
>> > ------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > From:    Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@GMAIL.COM>
>> > Subject: Re: WHat is this for
>> >
>> > You got me curious about whether the drain plug should be always be in
>> > place or not, so I looked it up in the VW manual and the Dometic
>> > manual. Interesting that nothing was mentioned in the Dometic manual.
>> > The camper manual only mentioned "To drain accumulated water due to
>> > normal condensation, open the screw on the condensation drain pipe."
>> > I would assume that in normal operation you should leave the plug in
>> > place. I've always left mine open! Now I wonder what, if any,
>> > performance difference there would be. It also said that the flue vent
>> > must be kept uncovered at all times and only when you wash the camper
>> > or when using an automatic car wash should it be covered. It makes
>> > sense that it should be off during operation of the fridge, but why
>> > would they say "at all times"?
>> >
>> > Keith O
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil
> '82 Diesel Westy
> Peace of
>