In a message dated 11/08/2010 6:16:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Total BS, I have been  driving my Westy for 20 years now with the
fridge lit.  The fire is in a  sealed box and cannot jump out to do any
damage.  IF the fire goes out, the  thermocouple shuts off the flow of propane so
no problem there  !    AND, the fridge fire WILL not blow out while driving
if all  is as it was designed.   So you put it on 12v and each and every
time  you go in shopping somewhere for an hour or two, you lite the propane
and put it  back on 12v when you get back under way while your on a 6 month
trip !   Come-on that would get pretty darn wacky after awhile and the one
time you  forget you loose all your food - belch !  Too much nonsense for me.
I  turn the fridge propane service on when I leave and I turn it off when  I
get back home.  That scenario has worked for me and countless others who
visit my shop and whom I have met on the road over the years.  600,000 km
and counting !

>>>>>The refrigerator is NOT SUPPOSED to stay lit  while driving.
Instructions on the propane system specify that the  vehicle is not supposed to be
driven with the propane valve open.  The  reason the refrigerator has a 12 V
mode is for driving.  If the  refrigerator is reasonably well maintained,
the 12 V mode works, too.   Mine does.<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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