| Subject: | Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it. |
| From: | neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 23:37:47 -0400 |
is the stove flame clean and blue? I doubt this is the case but could
old and or dirty fuel cause a poor flame?
Since it works on the bench, is the flue assembled right? (air flow
not blocked)
On 8/1/11, Michael Snow <slowmachine82@gmail.com
>
> Sitting on a milk crate, connected to my barbecue tank and regulator,
> the fridge runs fine on propane. The flame appears blue through the
> sight hole. At the right viewing angle I can see what I think is the
> tip of the thermocouple glowing red.
>
> When installed in my '82 Westy, the flame is partly yellow and goes out
> 5-10 seconds after igniting. Guessing that I might have a regulator
> problem, I swapped the old Marshall 290 for a new one. I verified 11"
> water column using a home-built manometer. Condensation drain is closed.
>
> I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the combustion chamber and
> blown compressed air through the fridge intake/exhaust tubing.
>
> Does yellow flame indicate inadequate air supply? What am I overlooking?
>
> Mike
>
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Neil n
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