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• Battery consumption of fridge etc
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 09:25:47 EDT
  ...Draw Fridge 9 Furnace 3 (with fan going) Light (incand.) 1.3 (the top bunk light) Faucet pump 1 (approx) Light (fluors) 0.52...
• domestic fridge light always on flame indicator light always on
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 7 May 2016 19:56:21 +0000
  At 03:02 PM 5/4/2016, gary hradek wrote: >David, > Would you have any idea why the flame indicator light on > the fridge...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 25 May 2009 23:34:26 -0400
  Well guys I may have solved all my problems as my fridge has stayed lit during my last few around town trips both with...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:58:18 -0700
  ...For the OP, a short video clip of my Dometic fridge flame I shot yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpPm7D-HbxQ Pt...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:19:50 -0700
  ...But hey, I digress and should stay focussed on the low-tech of fridges, not the high-tech of "the internets". . . Last night's...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:11:01 -0700
  ...Am torn if adding a second fan somewhere mid way on back of fridge of any use. Neil. On 8/22/10, David Beierl...
• Re: Westy year-to-year changes?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:43:58
  ...Deluxe had fridge, stove, propane setup, city water hookup, second battery with charger, and (in '75) an additional seat on side wall next to...
• Re: Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:38:46 -0400
  ...I >live at 6300 feet. >It may be that there are different size jets for different years of >production of the Dometic Fridge.... or...
• a whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:15:26 -0700
  ...I just finished re-installing my fridge. I can't begin to describe the misery. Putting in the fridge was cake -- hooking up the...
• Fw: Re: refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:27:47 -0600
  ...Also, whenever I remove the fridge from my Westy, I always put a fresh dab of thermally conductive compound on the two halves of...
• Re: Guess the part answer
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:50:31 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: > Tedious game I’m playing, heres the answer > > https://shufti.blog/2021/08/17/vanagon-dometic-fridge-knob-repair/ > > > Fridge knobs > > Alistair
• Re: Fridge capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:40:42 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Jun 17, 2014, at 7:24 PM, William Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have a truck fridge that I bought to...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:41:06 -0400
  ...With fridge on it will be warmer than the air; with it off, cooler. Yrs, d
• RE: Newbe Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 16:53:25 -0500
  Congradulations on your Westie! For the fridge, a trick I learned was to "rapid-fire" the piezo. Just keep on clicking it as rapidly...
• fridge thingy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:15:57 EST
  ...what is the little metal tube coming out from under the fridge? does this need to be open for anything? is it for oxygen...
• Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 20 May 2004 13:40:38 -0400
  How much current does the stock fridge fan in a 1982 Westy use? I am wondering if my new computer fan uses more or...
• fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:54:22 -0700
  my 81 westy fridge just will not stay lit it seems. It will light after a number of pumps and trys, but it seems...
• Re: fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:07:08 -0400
  I also installed the fridge fan and wired it to the battery test lights. Also put the 12 volt trans to operate it on...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:06:15 -0800
  ...md03@XOCHI.COM> wrote: > Update -- on a road trip, and the fridge is still behaving very > oddly. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play...
• Re: Dometic Cooling (gas)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:42:05 -0700
  ...The sun can heat the area behind >the fridge enough to cause the fan to cycle EVEN WHEN THE FRIDGE IS OFF. >I believe...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:56:01 -0400
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > As a backup means of determining if the fridge is operating (on flame, which is what the LED...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:53:32 -0500
  The fridge in the Westy is really a remarkably simple piece of engineering. There isn't a lot that can go wrong. I'd...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:24:39 -0400
  ...the reason I have a fridge is to keep the milk, eggs, and other food items cold and fresh. I use a cooler for...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:25:06 -0400
  >> >Also consider ditching the Westy fridge for a Vitrifrigo and remove the >fridge line altogether. :) Only if you have a deep-cycle house battery...
• '85-'87 westy weekender fridge for sale (the rare one)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 01:06:25 EDT
  ...he has the hard to find floor mount removable fridge that was used on the '85-'87 westy weekenders. this is the one that...
• Re: '84 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:04:47 -0800 (PST)
  Jerry Huff writes: > > The weekender has the pop top with bed, rear bench bed and fold out table. > No fridge/stove/sink. > > The Eurovan...
• Fridge Burned fuse & switch
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:15:52 -0700
  ...I took out my van's fridge today and I noticed two things: #1) The fuse (White one, behind drivers left hip) appears burned...
• Re: fridge replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:30:51 -0700
  ...http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html IIRC, both Engle and Norcold use the same type of, or very similar, swing arm...
• Re: Fridge Fun..... well, NEW fridge fun!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 20 May 2010 12:45:00 -0700
  On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:03 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > So i've got this dometic 182A fridge that...
• Re: Water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 07:05:10 +0000
  ...Ours doesn't do this. > - I thought the "fridge pilot on" light also used to light > when the fridge was running on 12V (with...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:11:16 -0700
  ...To everyone, Frank's treatise on fridges is excellent and extremely helpful. It would be hard to work on the fridge without reading his...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:47:18 -0700
  Ahhhh....free at last.� I installed the Go Westy "Fridge No Mo" kit this past weekend.� You too can de-clutter your brain, eliminate...
• Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:32:46 EST
  ...It will become warm when the fridge lights. It will become quite hot after the fridge has run for awhile so be careful Now...
• Additional fridge fan & wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 8 May 1996 16:25:55 CST6CDT
  ...pulling the fridge isn't that hard and you get to do some maintenance besides. obviously, if a fan needs to be replaced, the...
• Re: Calling Aux Battery / Wiring Experts...82 Air cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:17:40 -0700
  ...That version of Westy wiring has the fridge relay screwed down >> on top of the fridge where you can't get to it easily...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:12:47 -0700
  ...My fridge has been out several times to do some mods, cleaning, resealing, testing and experimenting in an attempt to get the LP mode...
• Fw: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:58:18 -0500
  ...Does my "fridge" relay also limit the aux battery > charging amps to 15 or do I need to buy your kit and replace my...
• Dead fridge fan: questions
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:10:24 -0700
  So the Dometic fridge fan in my '82 Westy died with a squeal, a shriek, then an eerie silence. I'm gonna have to...
• Re: Wolfsburg Weekender Fridge
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:33:47 -0700
  ...can see the fridge > mounts", but I don't SEE anything! I'm working on putting > in a 12v micro-fridge in my '90...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Nov 2015 01:31:49 +0000
  ...The early fridge had a > panel meter for flame detector. Later ones have a jumper in the > connector that provides power to the sink...
• Re: Fridge and Propane Questions
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 06:39:27 -0800
  ...101 feet On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:10:40 -0400 "Kristopher B." <krisbee@I-2000.COM> writes: >Hi.. > >I finally got my fridge...
• Re: Fridge fan upgrades photos
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:48:48 -0800
  ...Fridge fan upgrades photos > I did my own version of the much talked about upgrades to the dometic > fridge fans. I replaced the exterior...
• Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:59:52 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes kindly wrote and indicated a lack of a fridge relay might the problem. I'll connect the fridge relay from my 182A...
• Re: Relay beneath drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:55:02 -0700
  That sounds like the fridge relay? It's for running the fridge on 12v, but only when the van's running. On Fri, Jun...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:58:38 -0500
  ...Very easy to > install with the fridge out of course. A nice cheap upgrade to the > original. > > Jim -- David McNeely
• Re: Cheaper Fridge??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 14:13:30 -0700
  ...Cheaper Fridge?? Anyone have any experience with one of these: < http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012EGZ9S/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl...
• Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:20:31 -0400
  ...This seems like a cheap alternative (since we already have both the fridge and and inverter) to the Westy's which is pretty weak...
• popping fridge
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:46:48 EST
  Happy Saturday Listees, Just came in from lighting the fridge. It popped--sounded like the gas had accumulated and a minor explosion occurred many...
• Re: Propane tank endurance
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:47:45 -0500
  It sounds like the fridge is by far the largest user of propane. I use my propane just for cooking (since my fridge is...
• Re: Dometic + Electrolux
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:31:49 -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...
• Re: Canadian Tire "Xantrex" 1000w Inverter 1/2 price
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:37:03 -0500
  ...So that I get the thermostatic control of the fridge, and the inverter shuts off if the voltage drops too low. On 12V, it...
• Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 9 May 2008 15:32:09 -0300
  I'm not convinced that my little 2" pancake fan mounted above the interior cooling fins does much either...except make noise. Maybe I...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:25:43 -0500
  ...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: running 120 plug in to 12v adapter (fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:35:18 -0700
  ...So plugging in the fridge on 120 mode and > running > >> from aux batterie... which is in the plan of being added soon..Rather > then...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:24:15 -0700
  ...a set of rails (one part of fridge, one part in > >> van) and quick connects to allow easy installation and removal. While I > >> agree...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:23:39 -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: Fridge LED light question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:47:12 -0700
  ...I did add additional ground from fridge chassis to van body, but it was cleaning and reseating the multi prong connector to the indicator...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:11:23 -0700
  There are 2 different versions of the fridge burner box, 182A and 182B. The vast majority of fridges are the 182B type that replaced...
• Re: colder fridge
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 17 May 2004 13:39:15 -0700
  ...colder fridge I took my fridge out to clean it last week, the cumbustion chamber had lots of rust flakes, but the fins on...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:19:07 -0700
  ...I do on occasion (ahem) travel with fridge on propane, works better than 12V. But, and you didn't mention this scary or not...