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• Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:27:24 -0500
  ...That said...... > > > > It seems that spec is better than both my 182A and 182B. > > > > Hard to say, given that the 182 fridges are somewhat...
• Re: Adding a 2nd Battery; which relay terminal.. Now : ( long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:30:47 -0700
  One thing I would spell out more explicitly than you did is that this arrangement allows the fridge to run off the aux battery...
• Re: Fridge- last problem before our trip.
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 16:55:48 -0700
  ...I know the aux battery powers the fridge. When I got the van, there was some creative wiring, and then I added a Yandina...
• Re: Dometic Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:13:34 -0700
  ...I just put a 2-liter bottle of freshly-made sunshine tea (about 75 degrees F or so) into my empty, pre-chilled fridge...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 17:12:38 -0400
  ...I recently had my fridge >serviced at an RV place that knew the 182B backwards and forwards. They >really impressed me with their ability...
• Re: Fridge and Propane Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 08:32:53 -0700
  ...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: Norcold
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:07:28 -0400
  ...This fridge is only available from Winnebago distributors, though I suspect you could get it custom-ordered from any Norcold distributor/retailer. Cheers, MJS...
• Re: Westy Fridges, Let's Fix Them!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 12 May 1999 23:45:54 -0400
  ...I >propose to lead a list effort to troubleshoot and repair all of our >fridges. I have 2 other Westys in my driveway and...
• Re: Fridge burner LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 00:36:24 -0400
  At 12:36 6/10/2000, Ron Bloomquist wrote: >On my Fridge burner LED I have noticed it is lit when using propane, >switched...
• fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:27:22 -0700
  ...I used #4 wire between the batteries and the original fridge relay actuator wires that are supposed to be controlled by the D+ post...
• Re: Solar panel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:04:55 EDT
  ...Why 7 amps??? Like Dave Etter, are you trying to run the Dometic fridge?? Malcolm, not trying to run the Dometic on electricity but...
• 12v Fan for fridge interior
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 8 May 2008 12:18:31 -0700
  ...who velcro'ed a battery/fan to the inside of his fridge. Anyone know: the site or the thread date? The one I remember...
• Re: Vitrfrigio install report
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:16:57 -0600
  ...I want to > say I was very impressed by this fridge. Even better than the install is the use! I just returned from a...
• fridge fan running away
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:44:49 -0400
  ...Is it bad to use the fridge when this is happening? I remember some comment on this topic a long time ago so there...
• Re: Fridge was Smoking!!!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:41:59 -0400
  ...Was it running on a/c? Any smell? Was teh fridge puttin out any cooling?
• Dometic Fridge - air pump check valve
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:11:04 EDT
  Looking for a source for an inexpensive check valve that can be used to modify the air pump system on the Dometic Fridge as...
• Re: kombi rides again in NZ
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:42:36 -0700
  Attn: Dometic fans: > There is also a... > 42-litre compressor fridge,....
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 19:39:00 -1000
  ...Perhaps >> the Dometic engineers thought a three-way fridge would be a good thing. >> I don't. >> >> BTW, when you run the fridge using...
• Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:23:56 -0500
  Another post of interest to the fridge-obsessed. Marshall Ruskin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:39:45 -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: 12 volt to the Reefer fan, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:40:38 -0700
  While that would work I'd rather find a harness or line closer to the fridge itself. Since there's an empty slot in...
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:11:56 -0700
  ...When I would start my fridge on a cold day, I'd get a bright light, then it would start to dim, which was...
• Fw: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:36:54 -0700
  Sorry try this link for the fridges. You can also find these on e/bay now at a better price. http://www.cabelas.com...
• Re: Camper question
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:17:06 -0800
  ...On the Eurovan Westy (Canadian model) when it was plugged, lights , fridge, aux.heater fan, and all the camper equipment, would be running off...
• Re: deep cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 13:49:56 +0500
  >Ok, now a technical issue > >The fridge I just installed is 12V, but hte rest of the bus is 6V. I'm >thinking about...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:41:43 -0700
  ...Maybe the high pressure sprayers could get water into the flue? After inspecting the burn chambers of both my 84 and 90 Dometic fridge...
• Re: '84 Westy FS on CL in VA
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:57:35 -0500
  ...I've heard of a lot of people who don't use the fridge, or use it as a cabinet and bring a cooler...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 May 2015 15:46:44 -0500
  ...At 04:31 PM 5/16/2015, Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> The fridge lighting and then immediately going out is usually a sign >> of a...
• Re: Frig running.....-Refrigerator power consumption.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:51:49 -0700
  Keep in mind the fridge was intended to run on 12v power only when the engine was running to conserve propane, that's why...
• A roadside post about the Westy fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:36:11 -0500
  ...The good news is that I just checked my fridge and it is on after 150 miles of driving. It has been going out...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - IR Student
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 09:53:00 PDT
  ...Go to this URL and look under Dometic Fridge Repair. http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bhein/ This page is continually being worked on so...
• Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:45:44 -0700
  ...However, the 110v hookup is very handy for "pre-chilling" the fridge overnight before leaving on a camping trip. It also makes it easy...
• Re: 12 V. Position Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:03:49 -0400
  ...B wrote: > Hi all! :) > I have a little problem with my fridge: > It works good on the propane and 120V position. But i cant...
• Thanks for the blue LED tip!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:55:16 -0700
  Hey, much thanks to whoever posted the idea to put a blue LED in place of the dismal green one for the Westy fridge...
• Refrig Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 05:16:26 -0600
  In a message Jason Willenbrock wrote: <<hey all, okay for those who are at all concerned or even care about my little fridge experiment...
• Re: Keeping the fridge lit thoughts, experiences.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:24:26 -0400
  ...It takes only a moment to unscrew the chamber with the fridge out) and get rid of the ash (I just used some canned...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 08:11:50 -0700
  ...In a Westy, it is the fridge that consumes the gas. I have two tanks because when I'm five miles beyond Nowhere, Utah...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 07:47:05 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:42 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote: > > My 'trick' for lighting the fridge is to pre...
• Bentley fridge mod (and Syncro thrills)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:44:38 -0700
  At the risk of rekindling the springtime fridge threads, I think I may have to pull my fridge out for service, and I want...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:26:49 -0400
  ...I think the light is to indicate that > the fridge is working on gas. > > Mine has never worked and it would be nice to...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:47:20 -0600
  ...to provide power for the > camper kitchen and camper 3 way fridge to run on 12 volts. The first > stock wire works fine for...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:13:02 -0800
  ...However, there are warning in the owner's manual about not leaving the fridge on 12V for too long with the engine off. I...
• 12V supply to Fridge and Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLaughlin
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 10:06:12 -0600
  ...In my quest to get the water pump and fridge working on 12V, I have uncovered the following from under the drivers' seat: -From...
• Re: Camping accessories wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:01:47 -0500
  With us Air Cooled guys it is about the time of year that we start putting our foods in the fridge to keep them...
• Re: Fridge cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 06:03:04 -0700
  ...Login = vanagonlist, PW = public #3 my fridge removal posts can be found at: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0310A&L...
• Re: Fridge fan inside?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:02:18 -0700
  ...IF the switch was rated high enough, you might be able to "piggyback" the fan to the switch on the fridge itself, but that...
• Re: Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:12:46 -0700
  ...Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff > > > ...First time I ever hear of a Thermocouple that generates electricity ! > They all do Frank, that's how they...
• Re: Fridge led substitute
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:37:25 -0400
  ...shaw.ca> wrote: > > > I just read Eric's account of successful fridge lighting. Good work Eric ( btw, you know you can never blow the...
• refrig sparker
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:48:42 -0800
  ...Fridge sparker Okay, if you've been following my tale, back in August I had an unusual fire in my Westy, the cable to...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:43:02 -0500
  ...With the fridge powered temporarily with 12 volts, the operation of the thermo switch can be checked by applying heat with a heat gun...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:01:25 -0700
  ...All had Valterra Fridgemate behind fridge fans installed to > replace the stock fan of the same design. All attempts to use muffin > computer fans...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 May 2015 11:32:59 -0700
  ...Fridge out for combustion chamber cleaning about 4 years ago. > > I have enjoyed years of great fridge use until two trips ago, about > three...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:07:58 -0700
  ...My fridge stays lit in both cases now. alistair On 2011-08-31, at 1:17 PM, neil n wrote: > Same here. > > On my...
• Re: Vitrifrigo fridge is in
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:34:01 -0700
  ...any reason why the fridge can't sit lower? Thanks for posting the video. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil...
• 95 EV-Winnebago fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Lindblooms
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 22:41:23 -0700
  Wondering if any other EV-C owners have had problems with the Norcold fridge in high elevation, 4-6,000 ft ? It doesn't...
• Re: Another @#$% deep cycle battery question!!
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:03:08 EDT
  ...Have a solar panel charging the battery while the fridge is > running on 12v and a few small DC fans are going? I'm...
• Camping accessories wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 17:28:29 -0700
  ...Quick question, the last thing I have to do is re-wire my sink pump, fridge fan, and rear cabin light to the aux...
• Fridge Shelves
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:56:18 -0700
  So the fridge on the 89 I recently purchased needed some TLC. I have cleaned it up and as I said the other day...
• Re: Fridge was Smoking!!!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:33:21 -0700
  i should probably just remove the fridge and take a look around in there since i've never done it. i just first wanted...
• Re: propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:20:33 -0400
  Not to forget Derek's article: http://vanagon.com/info/articles/refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.html