Pat & Pete

It's all fine and dandy that you're concerned about winter and summer air , but , what about spring and fall air ?

The neighbor lady just filled 2 30# tanks , costing her $38 here in mid Michigan .

I have had our Mobley hooked up to both pins 4&5 ( Chassis & Signal grounds respectively ) together and 12 volt battery power to pin 16 ( power ) for as long as we've had it . Short of a slow tower here and there , never a problem . I have and used a step-down , but , prefer the direct to 12 volt connection .

Check on CAT brand , as in Caterpillar . Our original CAT AGM lasted 12 years . Never did a thing to it , while we had it . I lied . I'm pretty sure I dusted it off a couple times . I tried a flooded cell when the CAT died . I returned it about 5 - 6 months later and bought another CAT brand . No regrets .

Day before yesterday we had a 20# tank filled . 10 bucks , even . 10 ÷ 4.4 = $2.27 per gallon . Prior to last winters freeze , I'd been paying $2.29/gal at Tractor Supply . I see they've raised the price .

You're welcome . And , I'll have to look into that chicken dinner part .

Being as the Norcold is 21 years old and having problems one after the other , we decided to replace it with a residential unit . Now comes the big fun of removal and disposal of the old unit . Then preparation and installation for the new , which will include a bit of redesign of the space available . I might start a new thread to somewhat document the change over . We're on our site for the summer , so that might help alleviate a bit of 'pressure' .

Just an update/followup : We've used the generator more than a few times since I installed the replacement fuel pump . The big freeze this past winter gave more opportunity than we wanted , as the shore power was lost for a time . Through the whole 6 months since the installation , the pump hasn't had a single hiccup in operation , nor has it caused any detrimental effect . The generator ran/runs fine without skipping a beat .

Maybe not as effective as the Defend unit , but , we've had a 4" computer tower fan running under the cooling loop for a years . Possibly why the fridge has lasted as long as it has .

Maybe because of constant use ? The fridge seems to be working , but , whether it's working exactly right is still to be determined . I just checked : the old thermometer indicates about 28° . We also have a 'new' thermometer . It indicates about 10° warmer , 38° ish . Which to believe ??? Maybe a happy medium ?

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I have the manual , thanks anyway . I checked that the stack was clear by pulling the baffle 'diffuser' , which is clean and pulls out and drops back in without any resistance .

The freezer section has been steady at 10° , prior to this morning . We have a thermometer in the freezer now to see where it settles . We have raised the fridge setting a touch to see how that reacts , as well .

Thanks for your responses . I haven't noticed any 'strange' odors of ammonia or seen anything off color to the yellowish side . This morning my wife heard a noise she described as a louver closing or opening . We came back from errands and found the fridge at supposedly 32° . Hmmm ... We'll watch this pretty close for changes .

Update : Even with a good heater flame , we found that the cooling unit wasn't cooling the fridge very good , only the freezer . So , unless there's a fairly simple solution to that problem , we'll replace the Norcold with a residential unit . I'm really looking forward to that project . LOL We've been scouring sources for a residential unit that will fit , but , anything close seems to be the wrong color or NLA or out of stock or maybe available sometime in November . There's a shortage of appliances in the USA due to the pandemic , according to Google .

Let us know how it turns out . Pretty sure every rig has at least one fan that could benefit from no or less dust . I have to clean our fans ( 4 ) once or twice a year , depending on where we travel . I could do it more often , but , I'm way too busy with doing nothing , so ...

I'm not so sure Endust actually repels dust as much as it makes surfaces harder to hold dust . Fabric softener seems to repel dust . Wipe with sheets or spray with one part liquid softener and four parts water , according to a Google search .

Look at Endust or any other dust repelling spray .

Ha . I suppose you could always bend trees . The native Americans use to use that method .

Maybe the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel should be required 'knowledge' before being allowed out of the house . In the story, the children break off pieces of bread to leave a trail they can follow to get back home. That way they can follow their trail back through the dark forest and not get lost.

They were on this site last Sunday at 12:03 PM Just not on this thread .

We discovered that the burner wasn't producing enough heat after the one month old Dinosaur control board went on the fritz . The new board decided the electric elements didn't need any juice . I'll wait until the board gets replaced before I call it 'good to go' .

Our fridge would not cool on propane . Always check the easiest first . That would be the burner , which happens to also house the gas line orifice . Our burner was sputtering and putting out a very anemic flame . The pros say to remove the propane orifice/burner and soak it in alcohol over night . Then blow through it to be sure it's clear . Well , that's all fine and dandy , IF you can get the darn thing out . I couldn't get the mounting screw to budge . The one that holds the orifice/burner in place . Nor could I get the feed tube nut loose . It seems that the engineers placed the burner such that it was as hard to get to as possible . I know , amazing , right ? Anyway , I did have the feed tube from the propane shutoff disconnected to see if there was good pressure that far , which there was . Hmm , how to get this functioning without major problems . I shot brake cleaner through the feed tube until I saw it coming out of the burner . NOTE : Always be very careful when 'experimenting' with unconventional ways ... The brake cleaner soaked the bottom of the burn chamber and being extremely flammable , I waited a while for the 'leftovers' to evaporate . I guess I should have waited a little longer as when I turned the fridge on there erupted a small open fire in the burn chamber . The fire was small enough that I blew it out with my mouth . Guess what happened next . The burner fired off and a nice strong blue flame became prominent , just like it should . Within minutes , the temp in the fridge began to drop . My problem for the day came with a happy ending , so far .

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Here's a descriptive diagram of a basic relay . Most likely exactly what is used in your application .