

| Subject: | Re: [wvwv] oh fridge guru |
| From: | Marshall |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:07:03 -0500 |
Dudes: Walmart, and everybody else is selliing electric water coolers this year. Less than 100 bucks, CDN. It's the "in" appliance of the season. I guess when dudes work up a thirst, after playing with their new pressure washers (last season's "in" appliance) they want to drink a cold glass of water. Does anybody know how the water coolers accomplish the cooling - thermoelectric or compressor - maybe something else? If they're thermoelectric, Hell's gonna freeze over before they chill 16 litres of water! But - man! - if they are compressor based - they're just the ticket to mod into an inexpensive and powerful cooling element for the fridge. M R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Palmer" <jpalmer@mts.net> To: <wvwv@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [wvwv] oh fridge guru > Well, so far I haven't had to resort to the pumping but I do have to run it > for awhile, even half an hour on DC is enough to get it to light. Funny, it > was working last year. > > How did the rest of you with troublesome fridges make out? > > Gad it is hot right now. I am going to start my fridge and leave the door > open. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Olynick" <rrh@autobahn.mb.ca> > To: <wvwv@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:40 PM > Subject: Re: [wvwv] oh fridge guru > > > > The fridge is not getting enough oxygen for proper combustion....how's > that for > > technical talk, eh??? > > > > Opening the drain doesn't help. The fridge needs fresh air to be forced > into the > > combustion chamber. No one, on the Mother List anyway, seems to know why > fridges > > develop this condition. My fridge started to do this a coupla years ago. > > Sometimes it would light after the popping, sometimes not. My solution was > to > > get a foot pump from the air mattress section of Canadian Tire, about $3, > and a > > short length of plastic tubing (12" or less), available at the plumbing > section > > of Revy or similar places. I don't know the exact diameter but the tubing > > should fit snugly on the end of the fridge drain tube. > > > > Slip one end of the plastic tubing on the end of the foot pump and the > other end > > on the fridge drain tube. Operate the foot pump slowly as you are pressing > the > > ignitor button on the fridge. When the fridge light glows green, keep > pumping > > air using the foot pump, for about a minute. This will provide sufficient > time > > for the flame to warm the flue exhaust thus initiating the convection > process > > which draws outside air into the combustion chamber of the fridge to feed > the > > flame and expel unhealthy gases through the exhaust flue tube. After about > a > > minute, the fridge should be able to draw fresh air on its own to feed the > flame > > and continue operating. Remove the plastic tubing from the drain tube, cap > the > > drain tube and go on vacation. > > > > Roy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeff Palmer" <jpalmer@mts.net> > > To: "winnipeg volkswagen group" <wvwv@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:24 AM > > Subject: [wvwv] oh fridge guru > > > > > > when trying to light my fridge tonight i would hear a 'pop' like when > you're > > trying to light your barbecue but no ignition. what gives!? does it help > to > > have that little drain open or closed at the bottom? > > > > jeff > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > wvwv-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Save on REALTOR Fees > http://us.click.yahoo.com/Xw80LD/h1ZEAA/Ey.GAA/g5vplB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > wvwv-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release Date: 7/12/2002
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