Dometic RM36O Service Manual page 4

If possible the installation of a 12 Volt
operated refrigerator should be completed with
a relay mounted either in the car or in the
recreational vehicle (see Fig. 1). This relay
will automatically cut out the refrigerator
when the car motor is stopped.
SPECIAL HINTS
The refrigerator must be installed in a sub-
stantial enclosure and must be level. A spirit
level is supplied with each refrigerator and
by placing it in the freezer compartment one
can level the refrigerator both ways front to
back and side to side. When installing the re-
frigerator in the enclosure care should be
taken to ensure a complete sealing between the
front frame of the refrigerator and the top,
sides and bottom of the enclosure. For this
purpose a length of sealing strip is applied
to the rear surfaces of the front frame.
A sealing strip should also be applied to the
foremost floor of the enclosure as shown in
Fig. 2.
Be careful not to damage the sealing strip
applied to the floor of the enclosure when the
refrigerator must be blocked. The heat produced
at the rear of the refrigerator will otherwise
become trapped in this space making the top of
the refrigerator hot and reducing the effi-
ciency of the refrigerator.
CERTIFIED INSTALLATION
Certified installations require one roof vent
and one lower side vent or as optional one
upper vent and one lower side vent. The two
alternatives are provided for by using the
different kits listed in the Appendix.
For further information contact your dealer
or distributor.
METHODS OF INSTALLATION
The methods of installation are shown in
figures 3 and 4. It is essential that all
maximum or minimum dimensions are strictly
maintained as the performance of the refrige-
rator is dependent on an adequate flow of
air over the rear of the refrigerator.
VENTILATION HEIGHTS
Refrige- Minimum ventilation heights in inches
rator
RM360 37
RM460
RM660
RM760
31
34
42
56
M i n i m u m w
ventilation
height
Fig.3
Ventilation
4
area 5"x 18"