Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:31:40 -0500
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
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Hi Bill
No, I didn't wait but a few minutes. But I didn't hear, see or feel any
activity at all. I expected to hear the compressor or at least a fan.
Nothing.
I tried to get the flame going, no-go there too. I looked in the small
circular window inside the left bottom of the box, it was as dark as my
heart.
Thanks for the URL tip though, I appreciate it, as I couldn't find technical
hits in the archives.
One good thing here, I know I'm not the only one with Dometic Trbls!
Marshall
>Marshall,
>Go to www.rv.com and then the 'publication search button' and then type in
>the search for RM182B and you will find more than you want.
>By the way did you wait about 1/2 to 1 hour to see if it got cold on any of
>the three power sources? Did the propane light?
>Bill
>90 Westy Syncro
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 9:54 PM
>Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
>
>
>>OK, thanks for that.
>>
>>Is there a source for manuals on the thing? Bentley has very little on the
>>subject.
>>
>>Marshall
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Horace K. Sawyer <firestream@mindspring.com>
>>To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
>>Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 11:45 PM
>>Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
>>
>>
>>>Hold on, just keep it plugged in to the house and make sure the switch is
>>>in the right position to 110v. I don't know what it is, but they don't
>>>just turn on when you want it to. It comes on when it "feels like it."
>No
>>>kidding, in my experience. Don't know the science behind the Dometic.
>So,
>>>try this.
>>>
>>>Tomorrow when you check it, you may or may not hear a running compressor.
>>>It runs for awhile, then shuts off, etc. Pretty quiet, but clearly
>>audible.
>>>
>>>HK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 11:09 PM 4/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>Hi Everybody:
>>>>
>>>>Well, today I tried my fridge for the very first time since I got the
>>Westy
>>>>in November. No luck on AC/DC or propane.
>>>>
>>>>The two fuses behind the drivers seat are OK. Tried plugging in the
>fridge
>>>>directly into extension cord to isolate problems further. Still, no
luck.
>>>>
>>>>Anybody have any ideas? Does this fridge make any sound, vibration or
>>other
>>>>indication it's working, beyond getting cold?
>>>>
>>>>The one good thing is that at least my stove elements work!
>>>>
>>>>Cheers!
>>>>
>>>>Marshall Ruskin
>>>>84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
>>>>Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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