

| Subject: | Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators |
| From: | Rubatoguy |
| Date: | Sat, 22 May 1999 20:25:30 -0700 |
This could be. I have the original regulator. I have also noticed that the right burned on the stove tends to burn with a yellow flame and not the nice blue flame of the left burner. Could this be related to not having enough pressure in the propane system? Mark Drillock wrote: > I suggest that you wait on taking your fridge in for repair. I think > that the difference in performance may be due to the pressure of the > propane. The tank has a 2-stage regulator that sets the pressure level. > The fridges that I know of that cool really well have both had this > regulator changed to the new model, as the old model is no longer made. > Is yours still the original square shaped Marshall #260? The new type is > rounded and is a Marshall #290. In both cases these regulators are > adjustable. It is possible that the fridges that cool best have the > highest amount of propane supplied to the fridge burner. The regulators > may be wearing somehow and lowering their output pressure. We need to > find the answer to this question as taking the fridge in for repair will > gain us nothing if the problem is actually tank related. Does anyone > know how I can measure the pressure of my regulators? I have a Westy > with the original regulator that does not cool nearly as well as my > Camper with the new type of regulator. I would like to compare the > pressures to see if this is the reason. > > Mark Drillock > > Rubatoguy wrote: > > > > My fridge lit right up on propane, and after 24 hours of operation had > > chilled down to 50 degrees. > > Seems that my fridge will cool to just below 20 degrees of the ambient > > air temp or 48 degrees, whichever is warmer. > > > > My thought is that this is not as good as it can be. Since I checked > > everything else, and had previously upgraded to a more powerful fan in > > the back of the fridge, I'm assuming that my only option now is to take > > it to a service center? > > > > Todd > > > > '88 Westy > > > > Is there a way to test to make sure that the door is sealing correctly?
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