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Subject:Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:49:25 -0400

here's a few pics of what I did insulating the exhaust pipe of the
dometic:
https://photos.google.com/u/3/album/AF1QipNjgd3jHrU2mZBwJekremXOtl7vPjDMG9I2RB1j

I have more pics somewhere on my HD, of the reflectix.

I think this is what I used:
https://www.designengineering.com//category/catalog/design-engineering-inc/component-specific-products/versa-shield

There was a thread in 2011 about this subject:insulating hot side of Dometic
refer

Edward

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> I am in the midst of installing a Westy interior (Including the Dometic)
> into his A’wagen. I am most interested in said pics. And if someone has
> pics of the wall with the cabinets removed, I'd love to see those too!
> (Next weekend is cut the luan and cut the exhaust vent hole in the side of
> the bus.)
>
> Jim
>
>
> > On Apr 18, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I wrapped mine with a high temp insulation blanket made to go on
> starters,
> > and put insulation (reflectix type) between the hot and cold parts of the
> > dometic.  This made the most difference on performance of anything I've
> > done.  I've got pics somewhere...
> > Edward
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Alistair Bel <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Neil, I have the memory that you tried wrapping the exhaust
> pipe/duct
> >> of the fridge with a Fiberglas? wrap.
> >>
> >> Did you? And did you notice a difference?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
>
> No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about
> it.
> -- Richard Feynman
>
>