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Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:12:13 -0500
...what to do when you have the fridge out? > > > I used more of the same type (R13 pink stuff) from Lowe's but others...
Re: Fridge- last problem before our trip.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 18:26:30 -0400
...Check your voltages starting from the aux battery and going to the fridge and then to ground. Is your LED panel measuring the aux...
Re: Westy cabinet removal
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:39:20 -0700
easy peasy Bruce :) even with my slow pace, I can get the sink/fridge unit out in 30 min. The entire unit with fridge...
Pix of custom Westy fridge cabinet
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:38:22 -0400
...Generous 4" x 16" x 16" drawer above fridge. Uses stock Westy trim and door handles. Just clears the sink drain. Had to relocate...
Re: westfalia to weekender
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 13 May 2005 17:52:22 -0400
Well, pulling the fridge is easy. Pulling the cabinet the fridge and stove and sink are in, is a bit more work (the main...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:47:50 -0700
...The "40 degree" comes from the Koolatron style heater/coolers: "Cools to 22�C (40�F) below ambient temperature" For ammonia cycle fridges, our...
Re: Some potentially stupid actions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:53:18 -0400
Dear has to hold the button to light the fridge, At 07:35 PM 11/4/2010 -0700, Roger Whittaker wrote: >i asked that...
Fridge/Freezer energy requirements for a dummy!
Historical mailing list - PB
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:19:44 -0700
...Does this mean that this particular fridge consumes 5.4 amps when plugged into a 12v battery, as opposed to Vitrifrigo's 1.6...
Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:50:28 -0400
...Second (third) the motion. >Also consider ditching the Westy fridge for a Vitrifrigo and remove the >fridge line altogether. :) Only if you have a...
Re: Vitrfrigio install report
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:04:41 -0700
...12v Fridges and batteries I've been running a Norcold for over two years now. With 100AH battery. Assuming the aux battery is topped...
Fridge problems
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 May 1996 07:58:56 -0400
I've been fiddling with my 90 Westy fridge for several weeks now. Runs fine on 12v driving around town. It does not work...
Re: why pre-heat, explained was: Refrigerator Problems
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:08:01 -0600
While I didn't say so in my previous post (Monday brain lock, I suppose), I can ONLY start my fridge on gas (with...
Fridge stuck on AC ??
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 18:35:24 -0300
Last weekend I plugged 110 volts into my Westy for the first time EVER (including 2 previous vans) and put the fridge on 110V...
Re: Fridge question:
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:20:30 -0600
|Is it ok to cover the vent on the outside of the westy at all times when not |using the fridge? The manual recommends...
Re: Fridge flue vent cover
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:17:02 EST
...thought I'd post to remind camper owners to remove their fridge > flue vent cover before driving on the highway...I forgot today and...
Pop up roof
Historical mailing list - kfilc
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:53:01 -0000
...If not I might be able to buy the fridge/sink only. Hope I don't bother you with this Thanks anyways Hartmut
Re: Inverter advice needed
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:06:32 -0700
...You've also got to be careful not to run the fridge on 110V with the inverter on, I learned that one recently. Jeff...
Re: Another Fridge vent question for all westy owners
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:30:40 -0400
...27 inches above the bottom of the fridge or 29 inches above the van floor? That flue pipe flexes like a cat gives in...
Re: fridge on dc power
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:49:37 -0400
...If you can actually get the voltage to the heater terminals on top of the fridge it will work ok. But you have to...
Re: Funny travel experience
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 17 Jun 2023 08:44:33 -0700
Modern fridge depends… on your setting. We’ve all had that salad crisper section freeze the lettuce because of poor setting choices :-) Ice and...
Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:45:27 -0600
...But I’m not sure about the van’s fridge because they use the same ones in Europe with 240 volts. Only my fridge...
Wiring! Will I make it through it??
Historical mailing list - The River Clan
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 02:38:30 -0700
...nothing compared to the wiring! Luckily we had the wiring harness that connects up the fridge/water tank sender, etc... but since I have...
Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:38:25 -0700
...I kept the van closed tight, new interior fan on, fridge empty. time fridge temp van temp elapsed time notes 18:00 27.4...
Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:39:52 -0500
---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The fridge uses so little propane gas the effort just is not worth it. > Basically propane is a...
Re: Second battery in Westy
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:45:53 -0700
...Mark Edward Maglott wrote: > Mark, > My van started life as the 86 Wolfsburg "weekender" with the aux battery > and the portable fridge that plugged...
Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:44:51 -0700
yes, but the fridge has separate line right from close to external regulator. So perhaps stove line opening/purging would help fill reg, but...
Refrigerator Part Question
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Sun, 1 Sep 2002 14:38:07 -0500
...How did i manage such feat? Well, while we were on our Copper Harbor trip, my wife noticed steam coming from behind the fridge...
Re: permanent fridge damage
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 14:24:58 -0400
...Westies in the Woods was the first time I've ever run the fridge on propane, and this is all after removing the fridge...
Re: My Westy fridge -- may be the worst!
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Tue, 25 May 1999 01:01:02 -0400
...My Westy fridge -- may be the worst! Bummer of bummers -- my fridge is running on electric 110 and is only chillin to, get this...
Re: Fridge Woes
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 19:12:16 -0500
...In my ASI Im trying to run the fridge on gas. I get it to > > light, and the little gauge needle swings into green...
Re: pulling fridge and related electrical--and still driveable?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 15 Feb 2004 07:31:31 -0800
...battery or just the > auxil (driver side) to disconnect water pumps, > fridge, etc? Just the AUX battery. I just remove the 2 fuses behind...
Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:52:12 -0700
On 1/31/05 10:29 AM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote: > someone asked the dimensions of the Coleman thermoElectric fridge.. this...
Re: fridge wont stay lit
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:10:19 -0700
...To view the fridge flame and 'see' the +/- 8 degrees, try: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mwstebbins/detail?.dir=8e60&.dnm=aac5.jpg...
Re: Refrigerator drain plug
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:09:49 -0400
At 10:55 AM 6/27/2013, Jamie Fitterer wrote: >Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges? I lost...
Re: Westfalia refrigerator issues
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 23 May 2011 10:01:27 -0400
>> My 83 westy fridge does not seem to be working. Not sure how useful it would be even if it was working - given the...
Burn baby burn!
Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:59:02 -0700
...I will be using the fridge on propane. The fridge... another story! What a drag getting that thing to light. I was getting blisters...
Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:50:34 -0700
...the door seal went out today...sorry about delay) Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > <...> I get my fridge to light by turning on the headlights, with...
Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
Historical mailing list - byard
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 09:30:47 -0800
...As noted, get things cold before putting them in the fridge. It's also a handy little cooler for keeping frozen food from thawing...
Re: Fridge question
Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:34 -0400
...in assuming, then, that there are no CFCs in the Dometic Fridge? (This would allow me to feel extremely self righteous every time I...
Re: 12 V. Position Fridge problem (120 V. solved)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:39:58 -0400
...One of them is for the 12v fridge element, probably 16 amp as the element draws over 7 normally. The other, 8 amp, is...
Re: cap for fridge exhaust
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:06:22 -0300
...the rain and I am not using the > propane on the fridge do I need to plug the exhaust > vent? > I have not been...
Re: 1984 Westfalia...fridge
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 May 1995 02:01:29 -0800
Hey John, can you post Dometic's number please & thanks? Bruce
Re: the missing (fridge) link
Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:49:05 -0400
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bl.bachman/vanagon.html sorry! -Blaine
Re: help removing reefer
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 4 Apr 2006 09:56:58 -0400
Very good post on the fridge! Ben http://www.benplace.com/
Re: Fridge was Smoking!!!
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:52:27 -0400
I suspect that something got spilled on the HOT vent tubes.
Re: joys of new ownership?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:46:51 PDT
...Check the Bentley manual for the exact description on your '84. > 2) My fridge. Me and fridges don't get along. I had it...
Re: stove=heater=safe?
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:05:34 -0700 (MST)
...I then removed the grill on the cabinet beside our fridge and placed the fan inside the cabinet. Oh, I also dismantled the fan...
87 Westy fridge wireing question
Historical mailing list - j
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 11:21:00 -0700
...As the norm, the fridge in my '87 Westy runs fine on AC, questionable on DC and won't light on gas. So I...
Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:42:50 +0000
...see http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html b) now that you use gas only for the stove i would not install...
fridge
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Aug 1994 15:28:55 -0500 (CDT)
...find out why the fridge in this '75 Westy does not work and --if possible-- fix it. This one is electric only, and my...
Re: I am trying to sell my vw westafalia
Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 17:03:16 -0700
I too was under the impression that Multivan had neither a stove NOR a fridge. And what's with the "...SILVER FIBERGLASS RIMS AROUND...
Re: Fw: Re: refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 01:01:41 -0500
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:27:47 -0600 Roy Olynick <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA> wrote: > As far as starting up the fridge on...
Re: Parasitic drain
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:44:10 -0400
Poking around rv websites it appears that the mother board in some model electric fridges will consume power when off. Who knew there were...
Re: Vitrifrigo install report & exaggerated battery life
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:08:55 -0400
...I guess I should have kept mum on the expected battery life and just exalted the fridge (which I think is awesome by the...
Re: Dometic in an ASI
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:54:18 -0700
...Dometic in an ASI Is the fridge in propane mode meant to only operate with the thermostat at 0? I can get my fridge...
Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:30:18 -0700
...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 6/5/2008 1:14 AM Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > I just got a 12V Isotherm fridge...
GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:27:44 -0700
Hi folks, I'm unable to light the Dometic 182B fridge in my '84 Westie since I fitted the GoWesty modification and upgraded fan...
Wanted: working, fully functional Dometic RM182B, San Diego
Historical mailing list - Karl
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:57:33 -0700
I have been trying to help a southern-CA Westy guy with his fridge dilemma, he doesn't want to add batteries so would...
fridge puzzle
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Thu, 12 Feb 2015 01:16:54 -0800
I took my fridge out of the van. It would not light up. Put it up on a table, connected a bbq gas bottle...
Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:02:00 -0400
...It was only installed in Weekenders that had no kitchen, just the plug-in fridge; and it was wired to a socket to feed...