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• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:45:35 -0700
  My 82 Westfalia did'nt have a fridge relay and the battery went flat several times until I found out about the relay and...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:13:33 -0700
  ...Even when fridge NOT set to > > 12V fridge relay is still drawing power from aux. battery. > > > > In order to allow option to operate fridge...
• Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:58:24 -0700
  ...I don't know where to get a new substitute fridge with such an arrangement. The common RV type 3 way fridge jobs are...
• Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:26:53 -0700
  When I bought a replacement FridgeMate fan about a year ago, it came with a rocker switch and one of these contact thermistors. I...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:54:39 -0700
  ...The starter solenoid coil is the ground for the > fridge relay and if the red/black wire is pulled off the starter the > fridge...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:11:01 -0400
  It worked ---- thanks Steve! Another pearl of wisdom to add to the fridge mojo. Cheers, Doug On 10/27/05, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo...
• Re: Dometic Frig - Realistic Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:50:07 -0700
  On my '82 Westy in North America, I pulled out the insulation behind the fridge because it was wet. This however made the fridge...
• Re: fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 20 May 2002 06:05:43 EDT
  In a message dated 5/19/2002 1:10:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > fridge removal Scott, see my...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:59:15 -0400
  ...The fridge will not > > light unless someone pushes the by-pass button (as the > > flame sensor in the compustion chamber goes cold). > > Interesting. So...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:42:01 -0600
  ...batt., you can't use the 12V function of the fridge while driving? sorry for the back and forth...........trying to educate myself. i...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:03:07 -0500
  Before trying to light the propane, always pre-warm your fridge apparatus by turning it on the 12 volt setting for at least 1...
• Re: Fridge pilot going out
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:10:22 -0700
  I'm NOT saying you should drive with your fridge on propane but.... Some theories I have read that *might* be the cause of...
• Just how cold should that fridge get
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 15:13:17 -0700
  I am amazed to hear that some fridges out there can cool to 40 below ambient. My 84 dometic consistently cools 20-25 below...
• Re: Smelly (burning wire/plastic) Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 24 May 1997 22:33:08 -0400
  ...Any suggestions? Could it just be residue or ?? from not much > use??? I just got the fridge in my "new" '89 working for the...
• Re: Burnt rubber smell from Westy fridge on Propane?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:24:11 -0400
  At 01:10 AM 8/28/2004 -0400, paullist@guzyk.com wrote: >Is this normal for a fridge that hasn't been used for...
• Re: upper bunk sleeping for non-westies
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:39:40 -0700
  That site also has a portable 3 way fridge for sale. and... has a nice little animated diagram of how the fridge (and our...
• Re: about fridge...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Tue, 5 May 2015 05:07:06 +0000
  ...ARB 50QT fridge 2. ENGEL MT 45qt fridge how are they compared to each other performance and reliability wise... which one you have and...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:52:16 -0400
  ...Trying to figure out why the >Vanagon list archive search didn't find the messages >that had "Dometic" "frig" "fridge" "level" in them-- >I...
• Re: 1991 vanagon - dometic fridge - no light or igniter sound
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Tue, 3 Sep 2013 14:00:18 -0700
  ...I will pull the fridge and make sure that there is 12 v at the igniter switch. Have a great day. Sincerely, Kevin P...
• WTB Dometic Fridge; Oregon or ?...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:51:55 -0700
  I�ll try this once again. :) I am in the market for a functional Dometic fridge. I need one that works well on propane...
• Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:21:11 -0700
  Does anyone know what the propane consumption is on the fridge? How long would it run on a full tank of LP? thanks Dane...
• repost fridge igniter
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 11:56:11 EDT
  Listees, Surely someone has encountered a faulty igniter on a Dometic fridge. Neither Bentley nor the archives give clear advice. Could really use some...
• Fridge Air Pump
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 11:10:14 -0500
  Can someone that has performed Bently's modification to the fridge's starting air pump tell me more about the efficiency of the modification...
• Fridge guts... for sale?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 17:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Now what to do with the Fridge/stove unit. The stove was removed and built into the new cabinets, but the fridge was still...
• Re: fridge replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:21:59 -0700
  I've been biting my tongue through all this fridge jazz and now Ryan goes and rains on your parade. Even better, with our...
• Fridge question ---(Sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:46:52 -0400
  Hi gang, Pulled my fridge out on the weekend. General condition of everything is very good (clean --- cleaner now, rust free, all connections look...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 13 May 2000 09:36:44 -0700
  ...What is the logic behind wanting to > run > > the fridge on propane while driving? You'd be using up your fridge's > camping > > energy...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 22:29:41 -0500
  ...It gives the fridge a good boost and is a $5.00 patch. I always just carried an ice chest because every you open...
• Re: fridge fan running away
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:23:35 -0700
  ...It happens in hot weather or when the fridge side of the Westy is getting direct sunlight. You should be happy as this means...
• WTB Fridge for 85 Wolfs. (behind passenger seat)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:28:39 -0600
  ...I have a 85 westy with a pop top, however, it doesn't have the kitchen cabinet/stove/fridge in it. The fridge I...
• Fridge Kaput?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:27:35 -0700
  ...Zoltan Bill Davidson wrote: > > I can work the fridge off the propane but the 120 electrical is not > > taking it. Whats up? > > Zoltan, > How...
• Re: Refrigerator FUBAR Followup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 13:52:56 -0700
  ...The early Westys came with RM182A fridges which had the wire routed in a much more protected way. Different combustion chamber IIRC. http://www...
• fridge tstat
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:11:41 -0400
  hey all, my extremely loud fridge fan will not shut itslef off. is it possible that the tstat is bad? i reached my hand...
• Re: Fridge blows out on propane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 00:50:35 -0400
  ...My fridge runs on all 3 settings, but, in a Westy I just >bought the fridge blows out on propane when going down the...
• Westy Fridge amperage?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:11:04 -0500
  ...Anybody know how much amperage the fridge pulls? I have ratings for everything else I'm hooking up to it. Of course I don...
• fridge upgrade test and question kind of long
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:05:21 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>hey all,</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>i did some research last night on our dometic fridges...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:23:42 -0400
  ...From it to the fridge, just two wires. >Other fridges have all that stuff in the upper rear corner >of the fridge. > >Anyway, it...
• Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:25:52 -0400
  ...Condensation drain is closed. > > I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the combustion chamber and > blown compressed air through the fridge intake...
• Today's odd repair
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:47:35 -0400
  I'm not yet one of those dumping the Dometic Fridge. Mine has worked well in the past. of course I haven't used...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:38:00 -0800
  ...On 2/19/14, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > All the stock fridge and aux battery relays I have seen under the front...
• Fw: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:29:26 -0700
  ...I really wanted a quiet, efficient fan system. > I visualized the airflow path (under the fridge, up the back of the fridge > through 2...
• Fridge door
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:53:33 -0400
  Can anyone tell me where I can get a Norcold fridge door for a V.W. camper. Not sure if all models are the...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 08:07:03 -0400
  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: dometic fridge running away
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:58:01 EDT
  However, see my posting from 7/7/97 called "Dometic Fire Alert" for a tale of how a shorted out stock fridge cooling fan...
• WTB Fridge Flue/vent
  Historical mailing list - David Lockshaw
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:52:32 -0800
  Volks, I'm installing a fridge in a non-westy '87 GL and need the flue/vent that mounts on the outside. Please p...
• Re: Fridge frustration
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:13:35 -0700
  ...Did you try cooling fridge on AC first (several hours) then try to light it on LP? Ask shop to blow compressed air into...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 11:21:56 EST
  ** Reply to message from scott jones <diesel82westy@HOTMAIL.COM> on Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:45:52 PST > Just wondering about using my fridge...
• Trade bumper for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:23:57 -0400
  ...I would also be happy to just buy a used Dometic fridge. I will be driving from Toronto to the Omega Centre (Hwy 90...
• Re: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:27:55 -0700
  ...Fridge Propane Mode No Start > For those times when the fridge is difficult to start in propane mode, previous > postings in the archives recommend...
• Re: Using the fridge as an ice box
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:51:43 -0600
  ...Using the fridge as an ice box > > I have used the fridge off of DC power and a few times with the AC power...
• Re: 88 Westie: Problematic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:24:12 -0500
  I am no expert but my fridge was giving me similar headaches. I decided that it was time to take it apart and give...
• Fridge matters
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:09:31 -0400
  Here's my two bits on the westy fridge, some of which I've just now figured out: The instructions on mine are a...
• Re: Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 16 May 1999 22:43:31 -0700
  Marshall, To see the pilot light, you not only have to have the fridge door open; you must also pretty much stick your head...
• Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:41:08 -0400
  Where do I purchase a new thermostat for the Dometic Fridge? This is the guy mentioned on the list to turn on at ~120...
• Re: Amp Draw on 12v RM182
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:56:04 +0200
  David, on European westies the nominal power of the fridge (both on 220V and on 12V) is 60W. At 12V this works out at...
• 1979 fridge/sink area
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Lane
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:01:03 PDT
  ...I have a 79 westy, with a fridge/sink and stove. The outside flaps are missing, where do I buy them. Also how do...
• Re: Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:13:35 -0600
  I've taken a trip down to california (from BC) and had my fridge on 24 hours a day. I went to fill it...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 13 May 2000 11:16:31 -0400
  ...What is the logic behind wanting to run the fridge on propane while driving? You'd be using up your fridge's camping energy...
• Re: 12 V. Position Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:38:35 -0400
  ...I have attached another item to the outlet the fridge is plugged into and I am getting power. Is there a fuse hiding behind...
• Re: Dometic fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:26:00 -0400
  ...Dometic fridge problem Hi, I can light up the fridge pretty easily. As soon as we hit the road, the pilot burner shuts off...