Thinking on all the fridge posts I have seen over the years and
comparing them with the performance of my own fridge I have concluded that
these are not so much refridgerators as they are "Self-Propelled Icechests".
Performing about the same as a good Coleman or Igloo but not needing the
ice. If you use them as you would a Coleman (pre-cool stuff, keep it out of
the sun, etc) it gives pretty good service. On occasion you will see posts
from some fortunate folks who "complain" of their milk freezing when they
toured Death Valley in the summer but these are very much the exception..
     Depending on how cruddy things are back there you may be able to
squeeze a few more degrees out of your Dometic by taking it apart and
cleaning out the working parts (burner, flue, etc.) but that's about it.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Korn <kkorn@JUMP.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 3:41 PM
Subject: Dometic Temperature

> On our trip last week, we used the fridge on 110, 12V, and propane. All
three
> worked BUT......the temp inside would never get more that 30-35 degrees F
below
> the outside temp. Is there something wrong or is the Dometic a whimpy
fridge?
>
> Ken Korn
> '82 Westy
> Austin, TX