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Subject:Re: Fridge Fun..... well, NEW fridge fun!
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 19 May 2010 17:22:32 -0400

At 05:03 PM 5/19/2010, craig cowan wrote:
>while it never would keep lit while driving (and i'm still working on that),
>now it won't keep lit at all!

Leak somewhere.  One of the sneaky ones happens if you horse the flue
fitting down with the mounting screws, instead of getting everything
lined up first.  Domestic broomstick ideal tool for lining up.

>I just filled the propane tank up after draining it completely in the fall
>and the fridge lights on the first click! However, it lights and stays lit
>for any random period between 10 seconds and 3 hours then unexpectely dies.
>I thought "Air in the lines" Right? Well i've lit the bugger on and off for
>4 days now. There can't possibly still be air in the lines!

I struggled with this problem for a year, or a similar one.  It
wouldn't reliably stay lit  on pilot.  I was trying to investigate
filters &c. on the fridge unit and gas valve itself when
circumstances intervened.

Yrs,
d