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Subject:Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Sat, 22 May 1999 20:56:39 -0700

Thanks, David. Your suggestion worked nicely. My Syncro Camper measured
10 1/2 inches, with a possibly less than perfect seal. The Dometic
manual calls for 11 inches of water. Tomorrow I will test the Westy that
does not cool quite as well. If it is out of spec, I will try the
adjustment screw.

Mark

David Beierl wrote:
>
> At 18:34 5/22/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote:
> >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.
>
> There may be an expensive professional method -- but if you make up a piece
> of clear tubing in a U shape two or three feet high  and apply the gas to
> one end, the difference in height btw the two water columns is the answer.
>
> david
> David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net