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Subject:Re: Fridge/Pilot light viewfinder question
From:Ron Lussier
Date:Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:41:55 -0800

At 10:22 PM 1/17/97 -0600, Jim Digennaro wrote:
>Hi Volks,
>   I saw a post about how to know if the fridge is working if the
>viewfinder is blocked.  Well, the early Dometic had a gauge inside the door
>next to the controls,  it looks like a battery check gauge.  When its lite
>it should be completely in the green.  Later model had a nice red or green
>LED on on the outside near the water level lights. Light on, its working.
>Hope this helps.
>
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Jim,

Do you know if anyone makes a better 'drop-in' replacement for the Dometic
fridge?  I got spoiled by the Winnie Eurovan fridge on my trip to Invuik.

Ron

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