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• Re: 87 Westy stove and fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:43:36 -0400
  You are taking out the best part of the whole package!
• Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...You may recall that a week ago I described a situation which rendered my fridge partially inoperative. I was pre-cooling it on propane...
• Re: Exploding Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 15 May 2018 08:38:21 -0700
  ...Exploding Fridge > > I have a spare if needed > > In Venice CA > > ed > Edward V Barger > edvbarger@mac.com <mailto:edvbarger@mac.com> > 310 922...
• Re: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:04:41 -0500
  ...just came across Frank Condelli & Associates article on fridge > > maintenance (See http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm ), and one of > > the upgrades they recommend...
• Re: Help w/ Electrolux 3-way fridge with 220V
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 06:17:38 -0400
  ...That's what I have down with the 220v Electolux fridge I have in my Westy that I brought back from Germany a few...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:09:37 -0400
  There are a number of self-contained propane powered fridges available. Do you really want the heat and fumes contained in our very small...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 16:39:01 -0400
  ...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: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:08:47 -0600
  Kim, At one point the panel monitor for water, fridge and battery was getting no juice. The RV FLAPS found a broken wire and...
• Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 9 May 2008 09:29:34 -0700
  ...I then >>> purchased the Valterra FridgeCool Fan (A10-2604). This is the one Dennis >>> is >>> suggesting. It made a difference in the cooling of...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:03:12 -0700
  ...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: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:33:26 -0700
  time to trot out my old data on my fridge performance? http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/westy-dometic-fridge-performance/ alistair On...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:46:06 -1000
  ...he's driving with propane fridge on full time. he shows me his fridge temp on a Radio Shack digital wireless temp display ( does...
• Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:39:38 -0700
  ...I added a ground wire >> between fridge and van chassis. This solved the problem. >> >> Until about a week ago, and now again the led...
• Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:20:04 -0500
  ...100v -> 220v switch on fridge? >Hi Volks, > >I have a 1986 Westfalia which came over to Switzerland from Canada >a few years ago. Yesterday...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 17 May 1999 09:30:19 -0700
  Can you clean the pipes without removing the fridge? Kelly At 10:46 5/16/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote: >Lighting problems are usually...
• Re: 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:19:07 -0400
  ...know if the LED pilot is supposed to glow if the fridge is >switched to ac/dc current. The green LED glows when it...
• Re: Running fridge on battery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:59:11 -0400
  ...d At 10:16 AM 6/13/2002, Stan Wilder wrote: >I've been told that the 12v fridge only worked with the ignition...
• Fridge in LP mode-How long?
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:44:52 -0400
  ...How long will a full propane tank last for fridge cooling purposes? Thanks! Mark 1987 Vanagon Westfalia (to go slow) 2000 Passat 1.8T...
• Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:32:38 -0700
  ...I've tapped into the positive connector (on block on top of fridge) to use vans' DC supply for fans. I'm also adding...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:20:16 -0500
  Why not just let the fridge run on propane? It uses very little and the bottle will run it for almost 3 weeks. The...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:01:49 -0400
  ...No where did I see > anything saying do not drive with fridge running on LP. I may have > missed it. However. They do make...
• Re: kooltrons (was Re: STAT...)
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 17:44:37 -0400
  ...This one even came with a slidein tray that allows you to > >turn it on its side to make it work like a fridge...
• camper wiring questions/theorys
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:02:13 -0800
  ...Plugged into one of the outlets is a grey plug that that connects to the fridge at a point. Since it was plugged into...
• Re: Vitrifrigo install report & exaggerated battery life
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:10:04 -0700
  ...In my simple testing (I ran the fridge for as long as it would go until the battery dropped to 12 volts with the...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:34:04 -0700
  ...new gelato-fridge installation > (my sarcastic name) was consuming way-more amp-hours than expected. > > The problem was located in the fridge thermostat. So...
• DIY EV and Vanagon Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 08:52:16 +0100
  ...full size kitchen including fridge short wheelbase DM 19,990.00 VW T4 Lucky, full size kitchen including fridge, short DM 15,490.00...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 1 May 2000 15:34:36 -0700
  I simply take the door off whey I don't use the fridge. That's the easiest thing I could think of. Works great...
• Nitinat - quick trip report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:41:03 -0700
  ...The fridge worked very well. the one temp reading I took showed a 27C cabin temp and a 2.7C fridge temp. That's...
• Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:10:07 -0400
  At 22:27 6/24/2000, Bill Davidson wrote: >So, my question is: >Is it normal for the stock fridge relay actuator wires to...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:37:50 -0700
  ...I >was not camping where there were hookups, and not driving around enough to >keep my aux batt charged and run the fridge off...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:03:40 -0700
  ...This > automatically starts the Piezo clicking and the red > light flickering. #3) Turn the gas on at the fridge. > #4) I press the by...
• Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:42:48 -0700
  ...The number one reason - the fridge. I’ve kept with the propane fridge, making little mods to eke out as much cooling as I...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:24:59 +0000
  Just upgrade to a new fridge, Wally World sells a top loader (keeps your cool air in when you open it) for about ~500...
• Re: Check for rust while fridge is out! (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:17 -0700
  ...Check for rust while fridge is out! (PICS) > > >> Hi all. >> >> Lots of Dometic fridge chat lately, so I thought I'd post this. Mostly...
• Re: '84 Westy FS on CL in VA
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 01:28:40 +0000
  ...The Weekender is my third Vanagon Westy, two prior were full campers and I never used the fridge, used the stove maybe twice. Did...
• Re: a whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:05:56 -0400
  At 06:15 PM 4/29/2002, Bob Whitby wrote: >Greetings: >I just finished re-installing my fridge. I can't begin to describe...
• Re: Fire (update)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:56:15 -0600
  ...I had been trying to ignite the > fridge, started seeing black smoke come up from behind the stove, and > when I glanced down behind...
• Trip/project report
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:06:44 -0700
  ...The fridge got down to about 42 degrees fairly quickly and stayed around that temp for the whole drive down, about 2 and a...
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 8:04:38 EST
  I would not jump to the conclusion that you need to remove the fridge in order to get a flame. As most will testify...
• Re: Vitrifrigo Fridge -Tale of woe...
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:35:41 -0700
  ...On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Todd P Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > Arrrrgh!!! > > My Spouse forbid having the Vitrifrigo fridge...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:13:17 -0700
  I think mostly for compressor type fridge.... On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote: > I never...
• Camper question
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:09:23 -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: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:13:14 EDT
  ...And I'm still paranoid about leafing the fridge on unattended! -Blaine
• Re: Removing Frig/Cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:39:11 -0400
  Just remove the fridge. It probably is due for service anyways. See my <www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm> webpage for complete details. On 2013...
• Re: fridge replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:48:12 -0700
  ...Lee '89 syncro with no fridge
• Screwed cap at base of fridge
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:41:38 -0700
  This is the cap that has the chain holding it. What is this?
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:07:58 -0600
  The thermostat is for propane/110V only. Does not work for 12V.
• Not read: 81 Westy fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - westfalia83
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:21:42 -0800
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• fridge not very cold.
  Historical mailing list - Rachelle Hulbert
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:00:58 EDT
  Our 82 Westy is not very cold. What can we do to make it colder?
• Need Westy Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hilgeman
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:16:09 -0500
  Anyone parting out a Westfalia that has the fridge for sale? -- Mark Hilgeman mark@campearth.com --
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 19:01:35 8
  ...D'OH (metic) fridge Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 19:00:44 8 > At 07:49 25-09-97, Wes Neuenschwander wrote: > >In any...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Refrigerator noise...? (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:03:45 -0300
  ...And Yes, the fan is on a thermostat and can come 'on' whether or not the fridge is lit. Malcolm > >My refrigerator is making...
• Followup to fridge troubles--success!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 May 2015 22:09:30 +0000
  I posted during the week that my fridge would no longer operate on gas. Stuart described making a manometer, and thankfully the regulator was...
• Updating an old dual battery/suby install: Can I ditch the fridge relay and just a SurePower 1315?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:56:50 -0400
  ...Much like the Subie, the Zetec doesn't use the blue field wire to control the fridge relay. Before I pulled my fridge a...
• Fridge Don't Fire Up...
  Historical mailing list - Carl Cobb
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:19:47 -0700
  ...the buttons on the console of the fridge/stove westie appliance to propane for the fridge. I then pumped it up and held that...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 06:51:50 EDT
  ...Is this even an issue?? I tried a BBQ tanks once and I could get the stove to work, but not the fridge. malcolm...
• Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:23:14 -0700
  ...fridge relay actuator circuit: > At 22:27 6/24/2000, Bill Davidson wrote: > >So, my question is: > >Is it normal for the stock fridge...
• auxiliary battery again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:20:23 -0400
  ...ERic TJ Hannink wrote: >I have a Nova*Kool fridge in my coach/rv that I really like. It uses a 12-VDC compressor...
• Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:45:29 -0600
  ...Also, the fridge didn't work with propane before this electrical problme either. I plan on executing the following before removing the fridge ( have...
• Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:21:52 -0400
  ...I mentioned a >couple of weeks again that my blue led on indicator panel was >starting to glow when fridge not running. This started...