John,
The main problem with my Dometic is the orifice in the burner gets
dirty. It's only a 10-minute job to pull it, give it a 100PSI blowjob,
and reinstall it. The newer fridges have the orifice relocated to a
horizontal position with a 'J' tube after. A small piece of dirt will
simply lay in the 'J' tube and not bother anything.
<<Jim>>
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> In a message dated 07/29/2000 8:11:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << Although the burner in my '68 Dometic can be problematic, the fridge
> itself works great. If it was only used on electricity, you'd never know
> there was any problem with it. Actually, if you nursemaid the burner, it
> works fine on gas also.
> >>
> This has been my experience too, with '66 Dometic. I read somewhere that
> rust buildup in the chimney (or whatever you call the baffled steel tube that
> the burner flame feeds up into) causes problems. Several years ago, mine was
> losing its cool, so I managed to get something up there, forget exactly, but
> something like a big pipe cleaner, to knock the rust loose. Then blew dust
> out with compressed air. Have to be careful to cover the burner though, as
> the tiny hole can get bits of rust in it. Anyway, that made the refrig much
> better...completely acceptable. Adjusted the flame at the time too...it's
> important to get just the right amount of flame...described in the manual as
> a "buzzing" sound.
>
> John
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