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Subject:Re: dometic fridge
From:Lawrence Johnson
Date:Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:58:01 -0400

Darrell,
if your fridge still works on 12v dc or 120v ac then your dometic fridge is not
destroyed. The only difference between ac, dc and propane settings is how the
heat is delivered to the fridge pipes. If you pulled your fridge, you would see
that, under the heat insulation, the electric heater element and propane exhaust
flue are welded together with the fridge lines. You problem with the propane
under-preforming is just a matter of flame size. If you clean up the combustion
chamber, clean out the air inlet pipe and exhaust pipe and blow out the drain
pipe then chances are the propane performance will improve.
Larry
'86 Syncro Westfalia

Darrell Boehler wrote:

>     I really blew it when I used my fridge on an incline.  Several pointed out
> that this will destroy the dometic<snip> There seemed to be no logical reason
> from the many that replied as to why it would fail as it does.