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• Re: Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 30 May 2015 14:44:34 -0500
  ...Short version--does the fan on the fridge get power when the 12v is >> unplugged but the fridge is plugged into, and running on...
• RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 8:41:47 EST
  Matt Tooley writes: > > Well after taking everyone's advice I was able to get the fridge to light. > It took about 30 minutes of...
• Re: Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Bogen
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 02:37:41 -0500
  At 12:40 PM 9/29/95 CDT, you wrote: >I've gotten to the point of trying to make my Westy fridge more...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:08:05 -0400
  ...Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving. Hmm, haven't I heard that "fridge on propane while driving" discussion before? Is that not why...
• Re: Fridge help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:07:16 -0400
  At 11:57 AM 10/3/2002, Sean Garrett wrote: >I am just now starting to work my way to hooking the fridge back...
• Re: fridge ques
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 May 2004 17:16:18 -0700
  I have run several Westy fridges on propane without any 12 volts hooked up. It may be that the last version from 1990/91...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on A/C - Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:24:03 -0400
  ...The other fuse is powered from that relay and is for the fridge 12 volt heater. For the fridge to operate on 110 volts...
• Adding Dometic Fans by Bill Davidson
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:21:37 -0500
  This post is of interest to all fridge-interested listees. Marshall Ruskin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Davidson" <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Fridge frustration
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:11:55 -0700
  ...Fridge frustration Hi folks My original 91 fridge has stopped running on gas. It worked when I put it to bed for the winter...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 May 2010 15:55:38 -0400
  ...Is this normal? I'll probably pull the fridge anyway. Perfectly normal. The boiler tries to capture as much of the flame heat as...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 12:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...We finally have our fridge working in all three modes but I have never heard a fan running in it. Wouldn't we hear...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Tue, 18 May 1999 05:03:02 -0700
  ...Fridge > Thanks for the responses: > When I drive with the propane running the fridge, the fridge tends to > go out. While I'm parked...
• Dometic Westy Fridge Excellent Cond.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:52:16 -0700
  I bought this fridge from Tom in Idaho years ago with the intention of transferring it to my syncro. It was and is in...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:11:55 -0400
  While I don't doubt the fridge is SUPPOSED TO stop running on battery when the engine is off, mine does not. Ask me...
• Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 30 May 2015 11:07:44 -0500
  ...Short version--does the fan on the fridge get power when the 12v is unplugged but the fridge is plugged into, and running on...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:33:39 +0000
  ...If the fridge is blowing out while driving, then it probably should not be used while sleeping either. Dennis With a Westry fridge with...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:04:20 -0800
  ...Is this normal? I'll probably pull the fridge anyway. > >> > >> Also, someone had mentioned blowing some compressed air in to clean > >> the > >> fridge, where...
• Fridge madness 201 (average temperature)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:32:07 -0400
  ...Is there any danger or just a poorer fridge operation? (overheating=less cooled air?) I am hitching to remove the fridge but it's...
• Fridge; I can't get it goin on any ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 26 May 2006 23:29:41 -0700
  Hi guys, I can't get the fridge work on anything. I know, I should search the archives, but I can never find it...
• Re: 91 fridge not lighting
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:44:05 -0700
  I'm having trouble with 1990 Dometic fridge, the kind with electronic ignition and square buttons. Stove works fine so propane supply is good...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:31:33 +0000
  ...Does it keep the interior of the fridge cooler (not so likely IMHO) or the interior of the van cooler (it almost has to...
• Re: FS: '86 Syncro Wkndr, ALSO: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:10:28 EDT
  ...The wiring diagram is conveniently printed on top of the fridge. > For the fridge flue - well, that's a > tough one. I'm thinking...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:01:51 -0700
  ...With > the flooring > there the fridge cannot be removed without removing the flooring in > front of > the fridge. The Dometic fridge in the Vanagon...
• Fridge Viewer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 13:56:40 -0700
  >> I pushed the glass cover for viewing the fridge pilot light in about >> inch in my newly purchased 87 Westy while giving it the...
• Re: fridge lighting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:03:25 -0700
  You do not need any electrical connections for the fridge to operate on propane. There is a 12 volt fan on the back that...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:18:23 -0700
  > Bill: > > Yes - I think you are absolutely correct - the fridge draws more amps than > the wire from the alternator can supply - well ,actually it...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 07:01:40 -0700
  ...I think it has to have a good effect by removing more of that hot air from behind the fridge. Even if the van...
• Re: Fridge pilot going out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:48:34 -0700
  ...Fridge pilot going out On 7/23/07, Gilles Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi, > My fridge pilot is going out when driving...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:33:38 -0400
  Last time I had to pull fridge, due to propane hassle, I discovered that the 12 volt element was loose in its pipe. I...
• Re: Screwed cap at base of fridge
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:08:01 EDT
  ...I had my fridge out Sun and can say it goes to the pilot light chamber. The article suggested removing the cap and blowing...
• Interior Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Mon, 24 May 1999 21:35:41 -0500
  Having an interior fridge fan sounds like a good idea so I've been scouting around for a suitable unit to install inside the...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:51:35 EST
  ...fridge problems See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm) webpage Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada...
• Re: Vitrifrigo installation w/ storage
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:44:35 -0600
  Early in the month I asked about Vitrifrigo installations with storage--either above or below--since that fridge is shorter than the Dometic. I...
• Looking for the fridge fan thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 21:36:46 -0400
  Hi, Does anyone know a supplier for the fridge fan thermoswitch? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:05:57 -0500
  My light comes one whenever the fridge is on - 12v, 120v, or propane. On 120 it cycles on and off with the fridge turning...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:34:13 EDT
  ...The way the fridge is installed the heat produced behind the fridge has to escape to keep the fridge working. There is no exterior...
• Re: Gas Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:04:36 -0700
  ...Gas Fridge Questions > I have an '85 Westy. I just lit my gas fridge for the first time. I bought > this van from the...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:19:51 -0700
  this is the second time that i've read a posting about somebody running their fridge on propane while driving. any kind of airflow...
• R/R Fridge with Shelves Plans?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:22:47 -0500
  ...SO what Im wondering is Does or Has anyone converted their Fridge to shelves. I want to pull the Fridge and Install Shelving in...
• Fridge's heat exchanger fell off!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 23:43:36 -0500
  I looked in the fridge today for the first time in a long time and noticed that the heat exchanger (the finned aluminum thing...
• Who asked me for a Fridge Door???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:37:52 -0700
  Someone asked for a fridge door, I said that I did not have one, but as I cleared out stuff for the trash, I...
• Re: venting, was Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:31:12 -0800
  ...Whenever the sun shines on that side for very long the fridge cooling fan can be triggered even with the fridge off. What I...
• Re: Running Dometic Fridge while parking on hills Q.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:19:56 -0400
  The fridge relies on vapors rising and gravity draining the condensed liquids back down. If the angle is too great, the process does not...
• Re: Running Dometic Fridge while parking on hills Q.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:17:19 -0700
  From all I've read in the VW Owner's Manual and various online resources, I believe the fridge should not be OPERATED at...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:17:37 EDT
  ...See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) webpage. I just have the kitchen and fridge out of the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:03:36 -0400
  The fridge is silent, except a cooling fan you will eventually hear come on intermittently (if it still works) on the back of the...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:52:09 -0400
  The fridge stops running on battery as soon as the engine is off, so you don't have to worry about draining the battery...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:08:32 -0700
  Dave, I doubt there are many out there who have been a more ardent supporter of the stock fridge than me :-) I’ve worked...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 24 May 2009 15:27:18 -0600
  Craig, is your drain tube, underneath the fridge, down by the floor and just behind the vent on the left, open? Or is the...
• RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 7:49:46 PST
  So David Carment says: > > > I was not aware that some of the fridge ignition systems had a three way > LED set up. Mine glows...
• Re: westy standard
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 21 May 1998 12:21:59 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-21 12:15:59 EDT, BNGR8FUL writes: << I do know the difference between a fridge and an icebox...
• 2 Dometic fridges for parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:45:16 -0400
  I have two almost complete Dometic 182B fridges for parts, free to good home. No idea as to the working condition. Prefer you to...
• fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:11:17 -0500
  Not sure how I missed the beginning of the fridge (vitrofrigo) thread but I like it. Who sells them thanks Dan
• Re: info on the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 22:06:34 -0700
  ...What can you do to get the fridge to light more reliably? One way is to plug your fridge in and use AC to...
• Re: Dometic lighting advice
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:01:25 -0700
  This was recommended by the repair shop that fixed my fridge. They said what this process does is allows for the burner chamber to...
• Re: Trying to light fridge!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:51:55 -0400
  ...Of course to do this you have to pull the fridge out again :-( If you do, you can hook up a barbecue propane tank...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:09:00 -0600
  On my 85 Westy the fridge was connected wrong to the refrigerator heater relay. The fridge wire was connected to the multiple connector that...
• Re: Lighting stove before lighting fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:35:49 -0500
  Not sure about the fridge. But if I did the same to the stove and left the knob "on" would air not enter the...
• 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:19:19 EDT
  Hi, Well I just took my fridge out to check connections and the 12 volt heater. I had a problem with the Fridge running...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:19:05 -0700
  --- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:> > Are you saying your fridge will attempt to re-light > if the flame goes out? I...