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• Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:08:28 -0600
  ...I'm working on the fridge....and have a couple of questions... > >1. When you turn it on to 120v...does it make any...
• HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Ron Salmon
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:48:10 -0400
  Any Dometic experts out there? We're getting ready to leave on a camping trip in our Westy and the fridge isn't getting...
• Re: fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:29:11 -0600
  > On a related question, does the fan run when > driving and using the fridge in the dc mode? The fan runs when the little...
• Re: Fire (update)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:14:02 -0700
  ...The later B model, used starting around 1982, has the igniter wire right at the rear outside edge of the fridge. Whenever the fridge...
• Portable DC Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Brandt Milczewski
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 18:09:10 +0000
  ...This model came not with the kitchen unit but with a jump seat and a removable 12V fridge/cooler. The PO left his at...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 23:49:21 -0700
  The Dometic fridge in our Westfalias is an absorbtion ammonia fridge. You can look up the details on how they work. There are two...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:03 -0500
  I keep old small bicycle pump with a plastic cone shaped reducer to blow a little air in the drain tube below fridge, works...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:42:28 -0400
  ...I know the fridge vent plate on the outside of the van is much hotter after doing this mod. That westy habit of always...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:20:12 -0700
  ...Tried plugging in the fridge >>>directly into extension cord to isolate problems further. Still, no luck. >>> >>>Anybody have any ideas? Does this fridge make...
• 90 Westfalia fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Isaacs
  Tue, 16 Jul 96 22:06 PDT
  ...I'm trying to learn the absolute basics of how to make everything work, and have a few questions about the fridge... - we have...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:19:53 -0500
  ...http://www.type2.com/bartnik/fridge.htm and http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm Good Luck, Doug On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06...
• Re: FW: lighting fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:33:23 -0700
  ...lighting fridge on propane > > > > > > > > Hmmmmm.......my fridge lights reliably with the thermostat up all the way > and > > the 'pop' > > I get when I hit...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:01:31 -0400
  Does the fridge rely on gravity or why does it have to be level? Is overheating the concern? I bypassed the thermostat and it...
• 1982 westy fridge noises
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 09:52:57 -0400
  ...one of the things that went wrong was with the fridge, we were running it on propane while driving, and it began making noise...
• Re: Westy fridge clinic tomorrow, SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 07:28:17 -0400
  ...switch off after the fridge has been lit, this >may be a good idea if I'm not in the van as if the...
• Re: Refrigerator removal and Haynes/Bentley manuals
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:10:17 -0800
  Instructions for removing the fridge can be found in the Dometic owner's manual. It is not terribly difficult to remove. It took me...
• Westy Fridge while driving and lighting tip(long)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:37:29 -0700
  Thanks Mark for the quick response for the fridge wiring diagram, you-da-man Just noticed in the Dometic 182 MANUAL that under trouble...
• Re: Dometic Flue Assy was Re: Fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:22:03 -0300
  ...What I am looking for is the fridge vent with the slots not the optional rain cover. Thanks for your interest and help. Carlos...
• Re: Carpet or Something else? (correction)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 23:02:01 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Yup, makes the fridge reachable from up front while driving. But hey, why didn't you put the rear facing seat where the fridge...
• Re: fridge pilot light viewer thing pushed in--any problems?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:58:52 PDT
  ...Will my >fridge burn up, pilot light not work right if I turn it on? >><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>:-) >Phillip Bouton (PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS) >National Association of...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:16:29 -0700
  ...The fridge flame is in a remote location unlikely to be reached by anything flammable. An accident that disrupts the integrity of the gas...
• westy weekender removeable fridge Re: Fridge box
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 21:05:27 EST
  In a message dated 11/1/02 3:46:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, zolo@FOXINTERNET.COM writes: > I have a Weekender fridge box...
• Re: Camping with the electric only fridge
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:50:40 -0700
  ...Then I have to remember to turn the fridge off. This technique works really well. If I drive somewhere, I'll turn the fridge...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - midworld midworld
  Sun, 3 May 1998 23:03:29 PDT
  ...Everything in the sink/stove/fridge area will run off this >aux battery while camping, etc. I understood that if you ran the fridge...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:13:25 -0400
  On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >the flu for the fridge simply needs to be...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:28:52 +0000
  ...In my '82 Westy I removed the fibreglass insulation in the wall > panel behind the fridge. This improved the fridge performance noticeably. > (It didn...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:48:12 -0400
  ...The rest of my hookups will be underneith, but there's just no good way of avoiding that fridge hole in the side of...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:23 -0400
  At 05:16 PM 8/12/2009, Richard A Jones wrote: >Most RVs, including the BIG RIGs, have absorption fridges--side-by- >side units...
• Fridge frustration
  Historical mailing list - Maureen
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:57:25 -0400
  Hi folks My original 91 fridge has stopped running on gas. It worked when I put it to bed for the winter and it...
• Re: Camping with the electric only fridge
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:23:01 -0700
  ...campground you are switching it to 120Volts > by plugging the car into the grid. > Zoltan, she's driving an ASI Riviera, whole different 'fridge.
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:23:32 -0400
  ...Did you insulate the back of fridge itself? Yes, I did. Same quarter-inch reflector board entire back and top. Additional glass wrap on...
• Re: Fridge/Freezer energy requirements for a dummy!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:52:04 -0500
  ---- Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On the top face of the fridge when the door is open. > bob Yep, there too. DMc > > On...
• Re: Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Apr 94 16:12:17 EDT
  ...I have an extra fridge but I am planning to keep it for when my current fridge goes bad. Derek Drew 90 Syncro Westy
• Refrigirator removal and Haynes/Bentley manuals
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:07:02 -0400
  There is a small smell of propane when the fridge in running on LP gas. So I suppose that I will have to remove...
• cap for fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 12:02:27 -0700
  When I drive in the rain and I am not using the propane on the fridge do I need to plug the exhaust vent...
• Re: New fridge installed! Yippee!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:24:54 -0700
  Oh, I forgot to mention, the fridge has a shelf on the door that holds half-gallon containers! And the door is reversible! Karl...
• Vitrfrigio install report
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:04:33 -0400
  I had a customer contact me a few months ago about installing a Vitrifrigio 12/110 volt fridge in his Vanagon Westy along with...
• Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:17:59 -0700
  ...if it's 90º F outside, it's way higher inside regardless if fridge on or off. In My Not So Scientific Opinion. Neil...
• Re: fridge on dc power
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:44:28 +0000
  ...16:39:17 -0500 > From: jim.felder@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: fridge on dc power > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Correct. After about a...
• Re: Fridge wireing?
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:13:25 -0400
  I was test wiring up my fridge and was wondering about that same thing. I ended up running a positive lead to both the...
• Barbie ice cube trays for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2004 12:36:36 EDT
  ...nice shape..metal trays w/ plastic inserts for making ice cubes (haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha) anyway no westy is complete...
• Fridge air pump question
  Historical mailing list - Mcallister, Kevin R.
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:34:18 -0700
  Got the fridge out to clean it up (first time I have removed it) the fridge runs fine on 12v and 110, have never...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:30:31 -0700
  ...There are several fridges of this design. They all seem to use the Danfos compressor, > some have a 'cold plate' some don't. I...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 27 May 1998 12:23:13 -0700
  ...It seems I was wrong, and I >wonder why you would ever use the 12V option if the fridge works so much >better with...
• Re: Problem fridge 12V circuit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:33:51 -0700
  ...The second red wire feeds the fan on the back of the fridge, first passing through the temp switch mounted on the fridge fins...
• Re: Propane Vs. Electric refrigerators?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Mon, 27 May 1996 11:02:23 -0700
  ...Don't know if it's better than a fridge, but >certainly cheaper. I don't expect that finding ice to keep things cool...
• FW: lighting fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:11:50 -0400
  ...lighting fridge on propane Just read the vanagon.com article about lighting the fridge. Does anyone remember when a listee contacted Dometic about this...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:45:38 -0700
  ...Top-Load Fridge for Westy > I substantially improved the performance and cold recovery in my standard > Dometic simply by adding a little 12v Computer...
• Re: Dometic Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:52:58 EST
  Back to the saga of our strangely malfunctioning Dometic Fridge. As you may recall a few weeks ago I posted a message asking for...
• Re: Suggestions Re: Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:20:56 8
  ...Dometic Fridge > My Dometic fridge has always cooled wonderfully ever since I purchased my > 1987 Westfalia new. This summer,the propane side is cooling...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:31:14 -0700
  ...fridge wont stay lit > > > --- Vince S <gipsyflies@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > > The Vanagon's Camper Supplement manual actually specifies +/-8 > > degrees. > > To view the fridge...
• Re: Trying to light fridge!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:42:17 -0700
  ...Just for > some background, I have spent alot of time in the archives looking at info > about lighting the fridges. I have also been...
• Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 9 May 2008 16:15:54 -0300
  ...12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan Neil, The one I installed was 1.5" square. Harold On Fri, May 9, 2008 at...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:28:03 -0700
  ...Top-Load Fridge for Westy > > There has been some recent discussions on the ideal fridge set up for > Westy/Vanagon. Many expressed the desired...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:03:43 -0700
  ...Top-Load Fridge for Westy "All of the things above do nothing to stop drop out of cold when the door is opened but...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 09:52:07 -0400
  ...day and moves between campsites at > > 12V kept the fridge adwquately cold. > > BTW, my fridge doesn't seem to work on 120V and given...
• Re: Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:08:23 +0000
  ...Is it normal for the truck fridge to draw like that when powered off or do I have a short somewhere in the fridge...
• gas fridge not working
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Tue, 11 May 1999 16:38:59 +0200
  Hi all, the fridge in my '86 Westfalia won't work on gas anymore. You can pump all you want, the little light doesn...
• Re: Lighting Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 07:36:02 -0500
  Just a curiosity...Our fridge has not been out/cleaned since 1982 (factory). It lights on the first try without any pumping. Further, I...
• Re: westy wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 May 2002 14:21:45 -0400
  ...The fuse box is at the bottom of the driver's door pillar -- 8-amp for panel and pump and fridge fan; 16-amp...