| Subject: | Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it. |
| From: | Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:27:42 -0500 |
---- Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I want a Vitrifrigo/Truckfridge badly, but am leaving Saturday for
> Niagara Falls with or without a working fridge.
>
> 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?
Yellow flame can indicate inadequate air supply, or inadequate exhaust (a partially blocked exhaust that prevents venting would also prevent air flow, and so cause poor combustion just as a blocked air intake would).
So, maybe check that?
mcneely