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• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:28:42 -0400
  ...Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges I completely disagree. Newer AC/DC fridges use very little power...
• twice the cold beer!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 19:32:34 -0700
  While packing food into my Dometic fridge one time I noticed that there was some unused space in the door shelf. I mean, after...
• Re: Another Dometic Problem, Archives searched
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 13:05:06 -0400
  At 01:52 PM 7/7/2006 -0400, Ian Allan wrote: >Yup, I searched the archives; > >Recently I removed the fridge to install a...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:00:37 -0800
  ...You will find that the Fridge (and fuse) are connected to post 30. Post 87 is connected to the main power bus 30. The...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:48:22 -0400
  ...I have enough power that I can go indefinitely with good weather and keep the fridge (and the wife who has a fridge full...
• Re: Dometic Fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:32:30 -0700
  ...And, one would also stand a better chance of seeing if flame gets bigger when fridge warm, and thermostat turned up. Or one could...
• First camping trip
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 22:21:52 -0800
  ...At some point,though, my two front auxiliary lights stopped working.This happened at the same time I was trying the fridge in the...
• Re: Another conversion (was: What is THAT thing)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Glenn
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:07:46 -0600
  ...It is the same basic layout, but as you mentioned, the fridge is deeper. The cabinets are arranged so that the doors are all...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:01:11 -0500
  ...A new Sears diehard 650 CCA aux battery will > last 4 > hours until completely dead running the 8 AMP fridge. On 12 V the...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:18:22 -0700
  ...I've had 4 different campers with Dometic fridges and a couple of Norcolds (12v/110v) I didn't use the 12v compressor fridges...
• RE: Campers: Request for General Information
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Oct 1994 19:03:56 PDT
  ...The big difference is that the '78 fridge is this hairbrained scheme that opens from the top like an ice chest, so you have...
• More battery stuff.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Feb 1995 19:04:59 +0500
  ...The person who posted that you couldn't use the fridge when you're charging the batteries is right. Well, you could charge one...
• Re: Westphalia Dormatic fridge and sink bowl trouble
  Historical mailing list - dphelps
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:18:19 -0700
  ...Found a RV center who will for $150 service Dormatic fridge. > thanks > > Chris from Calif Chris, The service at Alamden RV in San Jose...
• Re: Free battery and Fridge For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:25:38 -0400
  ...it's a compressor fridge not absorption, so doesn't use a heating element which draw a lot of power. this guy has one...
• Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:12:29 -0700
  ...It gives ambient temp in van as well as temp in fridge. That long skinny black one that also has a road ice alarm...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:24:05 -0400
  At 02:05 PM 6/13/2013, Robert Keezer wrote: >Here's a tip for those servicing the fridge: Replace the factory fan >with...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Germain Gagnon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:34:58 -0400
  ...The cleaning of the combustion chamber makes a big difference in the lighting of the fridge. BTW Malcom, very good pictures. Germain ----- Original Message...
• Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:47:52 +0000
  My 1990 fridge worked great with no maintenance what so ever. (only time it didn't cool well enough was when that side of...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 17:17:45 -0400
  ...That is why the westy had the propane fridge to begin with. While it is an OK approach short term you really need another...
• Re: Fridge flame sensor LED replacement - DONE
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:45:35 -0700
  ...info on the fridge > > > > Mark, > > > > *snip* > > > > I like the idea of replacing the green light with blue or another color, > > but I'm not...
• Re: Calling all solar gurus
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:17:26 -0700
  Hi Ellen Depends on how many watt hours your fridge (and other loads) consume. You may want to do an "energy audit". It's...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:57:30 -0700
  ...How’s the fridge working for you? I’d like to have one too. About place, ever think the front panel of kitchen unit...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 13 May 2000 05:19:12 -0400
  ...Fridge topic >> I do not see how it is so dangerous to run the fridge while driving. >What >> exactly is the danger? The flame...
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:51:27 -0500
  ...chip and connect it directly to the gas valve on the fridge, where the thermocouple is screwed in. NOTE: I haven't considered the...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:20:45 -0700
  ...Conversely the lines coming INTO the van for the fridge and stove are regualted down to 1 psi and will still fill the van...
• Re: Help lighting fridge
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:21:39 -0400
  ...ideally near kitchener) that can help me try and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the tricks...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on A/C - Relay?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 19:43:42 -0600
  ...The Bus Depot wrote: > Packing for a camping trip, and the fridge in my '87 Westy suddenly > doesn't > want to get cold using...
• Re: Refrigirator trays in the door (Dometic 182)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:02:14 EDT
  ...parts available somewhere? On this fridge door tray thing--for those who don't know ;the two fridge doors trays (top and bottom) are...
• Re: Optima's and Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:21:12 EST
  ...Has anyone run their fridge off of a optima deep cycle? If so, how long will it run? Can you wire the optima into...
• Re: Vanagon westfalia camper interior for sale...Any in COLORADO?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:31:12 +0000
  Anybody in Colorado got a grey camper interior for sale? I really want the grey Sink/Stove/Fridge Cabinet but the whole kit n...
• Re: Westfalia top opening fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:12:05 -0700
  ...Westfalia top opening fridge question Yah not surewhat it is. Will ask owner for model number (as was kindly pointed out to me by...
• Re: Do I need Freon?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:38:32 -0700
  ...And > as > > far as I know it's not rechargeable. > > I was going to suggest that RVMobile rebuilds such fridges, > but now I see...
• Re: Vitrofrigo fridge battery requirements
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:35:30 +0000
  ...I've only camped 3 days in one place at most without starting the van and the fridge stays at 40 degrees and freezes...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:58:12 -0800
  ...what to do when you have the fridge out? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 10:12 PM > > doesnt the...
• My fridge is stuck!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:54:22 -0700
  Are you sure you got all the screws out? There should be 2 on each side and on the left side they might be...
• Re: dometic fridges
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:52:57 -0500
  > Regarding the CCC plastic bag burning debate - this reminds me of why I tend > to be a loner! > > KarenB. > '84 Westy (Brown beauty/beast...
• Re: fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - {USER_FIRSTNAME} {USER_LASTNAME}
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:19:00 -0700
  I still have my orig. cover after 123k miles. The only difference is that once I saw it cracking, I covered it with alum...
• Sorry no subject line: Mystery wire/drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:29:14 MST
  ...What is this to, the stove/fridge panel? Sean 80 Westy seangar@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
• Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 25 May 2005 09:34:32 -0700
  The most important thing to remember about propane is that you're not supposed to have it operating while filling your gas tank or...
• Re: Fridge update
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 15:08:14 -0400
  That is a very good idea.I think i will do it too. I see a crack in both of my dometic cables where...
• westy parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:23:37 -0700
  hey all, gettin rid of all the cabinets, new fridge, stove, whatnot contact me off the list Dave Vieira Hammertown, Ontario Canada ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:29:26 -0500
  ...Fridge Burner box > > Yeah, but with a propane fridge you don't have to leave your remote site for > a while to go get...
• Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:41:00 -0400
  ...Find the 2.5mm red wire leaving the back of the fuse panel that connects with terminal 87 of the fridge relay under the...
• Re: Learning A Lot About Weekenders-Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:45:54 -0400
  ...Also, I posted earlier that the Dometic fridge > (which I now see covered in the supplement) didn't work as told to me by...
• Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:55:13 -0700
  ...We have a heat wave going on right now so wouldn't want to be yanking the fridge. But if the mood strikes, would...
• Re: Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:19:08 -0700
  ...Propane tank filling [...] I can do about 12 pots of coffee and run the fridge for a 3 day weekend and have my small...
• Re: Dometic Frig - Do These Really Work?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Goodrick
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 06:42:35 -0400
  ...I'm sorry to report that my fridges all work fine & make ice cubes on demand. The little fan motor in the back does...
• Re: was: Overhead Westy light - aux battery wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:01:21 -0700
  Maybe, but a simple check is to measure the voltage at the fridge relay, engine running, fridge running on 12 volt setting. The typical...
• Re: Why???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:47:53 -0500
  ...Why??? I am struggling with this fridge. Connected to the car’s propane tank, took it apart, got it lighted every time first time...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:10:26 -0700
  ...draw about 60 milliamps with the fan installed, not 270. > �The Fridge-Mate replacement fan draws a similar amount. > > Incidentally I believe the thermostat...
• green LED won't go out
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 19:10:01 -0400
  ...It has always functioned as it should, lighting only when we had managed to get the fridge to light on propane but now we...
• Re: propane tank kit?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:34:54 -0400
  ...have a 1980 Westy that I want to add a real > fridge I don't see why you would need a propane "kit." Just...
• Re: LPG Regulator Leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:20:50 -0700
  ...Excuse my crappy ascii art | | <-supply lines to fridge and stove | | | | | ----------------------- | | | | | | | |-T -- |<-old reg->|---(+) | <-main supply valve | ------------- | <-smaller shield | | |------------------------------- <-big shield <-new regulator size->
• Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:28:51 -0300
  ...David(dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Many of those fridges, even though they only draw 70 watts, they need a >momentary "slam" of 600 or so watts to...
• Re: stolen part off 87 westy need outside cover for fridge vent
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:26:04 -0700
  ...stolen part off 87 westy need outside cover for fridge vent WTF?� Metal recyclers? I have one since I replaced my fridge with shelves...
• Re: Smoking @ Gas Stations (was Re: Fridge....) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 26 May 2005 16:14:42 -0400
  ...filling the tank is too inconvenient for me to go wasting precious propane when I can let the alternator cool the fridge! :-) I'll...
• Re: dimensions of the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:23:14 -0400
  ...I still like the freedom of > propane :) > > My extra fridge looks great in my garage :) Built a nice little cabinet for it. > > Jeff > >> On...
• Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:23:52 -0700
  ...Optimally I would insulate as thick as possible behind Dometic fridge while allowing for future install of electric fridge. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Mon, 22 May 2000 09:58:43 -0400
  >...I've also found a new portable fridge that runs on >12v,220v and gas that I would like to buy it's only...
• Re: Relay powers up when battery connected
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 16:29:36 -0700
  Tony, the wiring for the fridge relay is a little tricky because of the way VW chose to do it. The blue wire supplies...