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Subject:Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
From:Kelly Bauman
Date:Thu, 28 May 1998 07:51:33 -0700

At 16:21 27-05-98 -0400, Gregg Scharff wrote:
>        Does the fridge pilot light stay lit during all driving conditions?
>        So, does that mean that the 12v mode is only for backup purposes when
>propane runs out?
>
>Gregg (Conshohocken, Pa)
>'85 Westy

There is no pilot light.  This is why you have to do the "pump and click"
song and dance before starting the Dometic.  Also, when you turn off the
propane at the tank, this shuts off the fow of gas that would be needed to
keep a pilot light lit.

Kelly Bauman
Delta, BC
'91 Westy