So much depends
Upon a little fan
Wired to a thermoswitch
Behind the fridge

If only uncle Joel was still on list.

Alistair

> On Aug 8, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> My motto is that if you can't solve someone's problem, you can at least
> start a little trouble.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Quit making fun of those of us who are spelling challenged, and were even
>> before spell check made things worse.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Friday, August 8, 2014 10:36 AM, Aristotle Sagan <
>> killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am thinking "FRIG" is not an acceptable shortening of the word
>> refrigerator. I don't think it is even an acceptable shortening of the word
>> Frigate.
>> 
>> 
>> tim in san jose
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yup. I'm betting that that old trick creates a draw in the exhaust as the
>>> electrical heating element is in that stack.
>>> 
>>> Alistair
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:42 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> My 'trick' for lighting the fridge is to pre-cool it just a bit before
>>> trying to light it by running the fridge on A/C or +12V for a few
>> minutes.
>>> I don't know why this makes a difference, but it lights on the first
>>> attempt if I do this.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>> Leaving aside combustion box cleanliness and gas orifice problems, I
>>> find that most of the trouble in getting the fridge to light is
>>> establishing a draught, or draft for you vowel deprived yanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know if you have the later auto sparking type fridge or the
>> old
>>> sparkler on here air pump version, but try pumping the air pump all the
>>> time during start up. Keep pumping as the self igniter clicks, or if the
>>> old type keep clicking the air pump and pumping.
>>>>> 
>>>>> All this with the safety override button depressed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sometimes you hear a whump as an accumulation of gas ignites. If you
>>> hear that, you know you are getting gas in the chamber.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Absolutely the best mod for monitoring the flame in the chamber is
>>> soldering in a brighter led in the indicator panel. I have a bright blue
>> in
>>> mine, but I recently put in a bright white I a friends van. With that you
>>> can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the
>>> heat in the chamber.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I found that you can't blow the flame out with the air pump so keep
>>> pumping and holding the override button down when you see the led
>> glowing.
>>> When you let go of the override button watch the led and if it dims
>> depress
>>> the override button again and keep pumping.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You should establish a draught with is approach.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alistair
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks, good ideas. I have a spare fan for the blowing into the
>>> living area idea.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Now to get that [highly censored stream of thought] frig working!
>> One
>>> time it lights no problem, next time can't get it to light. Arrgh!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thursday, August 7, 2014 6:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just make it blow out. On cool days don't turn it on and the fridge
>>> heat will stay in van via the vents behind sink/stove.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you want a fan blowing in, mount one behind the grill that faces
>>> the top loading cubbies , the rear face of the sink/fridge. That will
>> push
>>> the hot air from the fridge into the living area.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have a computer fan to install in place of the external water
>>> connection. Thought to hook it up so it could blow out [for hot days] or
>>> blow in [for cool days].
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Anyone see problems with this idea?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Does anyone [read David B] have an idea of what kind of switch I'd
>>> need to hook this up [if this is the way I go]?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mike in Cotati
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
>> case, you ain't got there yet.
>>