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• WTB fridge heater element
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 20 May 2010 14:41:11 -0700
  My fridge element is burnt out. Both the 120 and the 12 volt side. Well, they are in the same housing. This is a...
• Dometic Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:29:16
  I've seen a few postings in the archives referring to a fan coming on (or not) when the fridge is operating. How do...
• dometic fridges
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:00:48 -0400
  ...My fridge takes a couple of HOURS to feel cool inside. Having no RV fridge experience, the first time I tried mine, I waited...
• Fridge not working off battery
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:16:34 -0230
  ...As soon as I try to switch to the battery option for fridge operation I get a fiercesome grinding noise from the rear of...
• Re: Fridge flame box gasket?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:58:36 -0700
  ...Fridge flame box gasket? > > > I can only special order the flamebox gasket material for my > 1995 Eurovan > Norcold fridge. Does anyone know of replacement...
• Using the fridge as an ice box
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:03:34 -0700
  I have used the fridge off of DC power and a few times with the AC power in preperation for a road trip but...
• My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:04:58 -0800
  I keep reading here and there that the Dometic RM 182 B fridge needs to be "level" when running.... Sooo... what does "level" mean...
• Re: What is the Cubic Capacity of the RM182B Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 6 May 2003 15:34:03 -0400
  Re, cans inside Westy fridge, << Whatever you do, don't let a can of beer or pop bump against the sharp edges of those...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Servicing / Renovation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:57:08 -0700
  --- Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote: > Also was wondering if anyone managed to squeeze a little extra > insulation between the "side of the fridge...
• Looking for Flue Vent assembly
  Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:51:57 -0700
  ...One of the previous owners of my "new" 1985 Westy removed fridge and water tank to improve storage. He then closed, bondo'd and...
• Re: fridge troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 May 2007 22:35:23 -0500
  ...If i doesn't work on that, you probably need t take it to a specialist, or get another used fridge. You should feel...
• dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:46:57 -0500
  anyone interested in a functioning dometic fridge I pulled out of my 1990 Westy GL Camper? Hate to just dump it. Shipping it to...
• Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:28:16 -0700
  Hey Neil, I have the memory that you tried wrapping the exhaust pipe/duct of the fridge with a Fiberglas? wrap. Did you? And...
• Gas on/off knob for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 14:40:26 -0400
  Hi All, Any one have a spare brown gas on/off knob for the fridge in an 80 Westy or know where I can...
• Fridge vent location
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:28:34 -0700
  Anybody have a drawing of the hole in the side of the van for the fridge vent? I know its an odd shaped hole...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1183)
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:44:20 -0700
  ...Anyone have any ideas? >> >> Is there a way to bypass the safety valve to test the fridge? Does anyone >> have any extra fridge parts...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:40:44 -0700
  ...Then again, parts for a DC fridge could be pricey. I love the idea of a fridge that can be off grid. One that...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:07:43 -0400
  All these Dometic fridge lighting problems can be solved by replacing the fridge with this fridge > http://server2.gs-shop.de/200/cgi-bin...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westyownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 31 Jul 2022 18:24:02 -0700
  This could be out of the dumb question bank, but I don’t have a fridge so if so I’ll plead ignorance over...
• Circuit needed for a dual voltage Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 13 May 2008 07:33:17 +1000
  ...Does any one have a wiring diagram for this fridge (or a similar Dometic) that they could provide please? The fridge is sufficiently old...
• Re: Dometic fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 Sep 2017 15:38:12 -0700
  Did the fridge work properly on propane before? Once its lit, use a cardboard tube to view the flame at the viewfinder in LH...
• 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:02:06 -0800
  ...The other line runs to the fridge. The catalytic heater needs to run at 11 w.c. inches of propane pressure to assure a...
• Re: Sink LEDs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:09:13 -0700
  ...It is in fact the fridge pilot led (flame on led). Since 80/81 Westys came some with fridges and some without VW designed...
• Re: Fridge question:
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:52:23 -0400
  ...Fridge question: > > > Is it ok to cover the vent on the outside of the westy at all times when not > using the fridge? The...
• Re: Help w/ Electrolux 3-way fridge with 220V
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 03:24:29 -0700
  ...I found someone selling the heating element from a Dometic fridge. Now comes the fun part. Someone local is giving away a partially disassembled...
• Re: Camper cabinets
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 11:17:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...The guy said it was an > > electric fridge unit and showed me a control panel which looked to be > > a battery gauge and a...
• Re: FW: lighting fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:19:46 -0400
  Hmmmmm.......my fridge lights reliably with the thermostat up all the way and the 'pop' I get when I hit the igniter is a...
• Re: Fridge question ---(Sorry)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:51:51 -0700
  > 3) What is the purpose of 'burping' the fridge??? Is this > going to help me or > does the fact that the fridge works on...
• Fridge Fan ?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:45:26 -0700
  OK my fridge fan is perplexing me more... the facts: 1. 1981 Westy in process of restoration, phase 2 (running with interior restore happening...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:20:49 -0400
  ...It'll run even if the fridge is not on ..... as long as the area behind the fridge gets hot enough. Even parking with...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:02:46 -0800
  ...Fridge=Beer > > The other option is to repair the 12 volts fridge wiring so it works > well on 12 volts like it did when...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:10:18 -0400
  At 05:10 PM 8/11/2010 Wednesday, Alistair Bell wrote: >And please tell us, how do you maintain your fridge? what do you...
• Dometic AC/DC fridges
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 12:22:08 -0700
  Today, I took my '79 Westy into an RV fridge specialist, to see why the Dometic AC/DC powered fridge doesn't work. He...
• Burned fridge pilot light?
  Historical mailing list - Fran�oix
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 01:52:35 -0400
  Hi folks, It's the first time I'm using the fridge on my new West. The fridge pilot light on the LED panel...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:19:04 EST
  ...you mean westy fridge's are supposed to work? hey...my '80 westy's fridge keeps things cold...right now the fridge is a...
• Sparkle, sparkle, little fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 01:41:07 -0400
  ...towards the end of last years camping season) my fridge stopped sparking (igntion of the flame). I finally got around to pulling the fridge...
• Vanagon Fridge Problems -again
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:06:27 -0700
  ...I can no longer get even a small degree of cold from the fridge fins. I read somewhere that the internal cooling fins are...
• Re: Dometic 182B wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:46:34 -0700
  ...The RM182B versions used a fridge relay mounted under the > driver seat instead. > > Mark > > David Bjorkman wrote: > > Got the old fridge all maintained and...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:52:44 -0500
  I look carefully and I put a blanket over my head and the fridge and!!!! Hurrah I had a small little flame. ------------------------ Put your...
• Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:13:08 -0700
  The fan is triggered by a thermoswitch that is screwed to the metal fins on the back upper part of the fridge. It does...
• Anemic stove burners
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:43:52 -0400
  Hi gang, Went camping on the weekend ---- with a working fridge and stove for the first time. Used the one burner on the stove...
• 91 fridge not lighting
  Historical mailing list - William Manley
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:41:11 -0600
  ...The fridge in my 91 westy is not lighting on propane. Do I need to replace the electronic ignitor? The fridge: this is the...
• Fridge in EV Canadian Westy 1993
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:02:15 -0800
  ...could a Canadian who owns an 1992-1994 Eurovan Westy tell me the dimension of the fridge please... Thanks Alain Sent from my iPhone
• led light for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynn
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 07:39:01 -0700
  I have the frustration that the green light indicator of dometic life is always on--whether the fridge is or not. Is there a...
• Dometic + Electrolux
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:23:07 -0800
  One listmember enquired about his Electrolux fridge, Bill D. replied that its a Dometic fridge in the van, I say that they are both...
• Seeking fridge parts
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:23:40 -0500
  I am looking for the condensate drip tray and an upper shelf for our Westy's fridge. Anybody parting out a wrecked vehicle who...
• Re: Fridge wiring?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:18:26 -0700
  ...The fridge relay is mounted on the fridge itself in early type, and there is no double fuse holder beside the driver's seat...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 10:29:21 -0500
  ...Fridge question > > Last time I had to pull fridge, due to propane hassle, I discovered that > the 12 volt element was loose in its...
• Fridge and wheel upgrade, cargo boxes for sale
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:41:51 -0800
  ...I'll sell just the fridge or modify your door frame and supply all that is needed to just bolt in and go. Fridge...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:02:59 -0700
  ...Re LED and lighting the fridge > > WHAT LED are you looking at to see if your fridge is lit? > Do I have one on...
• Re: Fridge sight glass
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 18:30:24 -0400
  ...works beautifully > >of course all this necessitates removing the fridge but you were >going to get around to doing that anyway. > That little sucker...
• Re: Fridge on AC
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Hansen
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:15:14 -0700
  ...running fridge on propane while driving I recently went cross country...generally if I remembered I had the fridge on AC while driving long...
• Re: Strange Propane Fridge Lighting Method
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Sun, 17 May 1998 22:41:35 -0700
  ...We use to rent our van about 20 times a year and would always get complaints about the fridge. The following method I use...
• Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:08:53 -0800
  At 09:29 AM 1/31/2005, you wrote: >someone asked the dimensions of the Coleman thermoElectric fridge.. this runs >on auto 12v ac...
• Re: Dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:44:04 -0500
  The questions begs, why would you want to replace one absorption fridge with another? Three way fridges just don't hold a candle to...
• Fridge Fan (inside)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:04:51 +0000
  ...Well, after reading a few posts about how much more efficient fridges are with a little fan inside to ciruculate the cold air, I...
• Fw: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 09:51:56 -0500
  ...I've always been able to "cold start" my fridge in propane mode without "pre-heating" in AC or 12V until this summer. Something...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 22:48:16 -0600
  So is there any reason why I shouldn't run the fridge all summer on propane? It takes long enough to cool down that...
• Re: Dometic fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 3 Sep 2017 21:52:56 -0600
  ...On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Did the fridge work properly on propane before? > > Once...
• Re: Dometic RM 215 Van Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:26:43 -0700
  ...Dometic RM 215 Van Fridge > > > Hello all! > > I goofed and bought a fridge that won't fit into my basic Westy > cabinet. I > am...