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Refrigerator
Your Airstream is equipped with an A.G.A.
approved Dometic gas-electric refrigerator.
These are the finest refrigerators available for
trailer use and will give you many years of
faithful service.
For best operation of this refrigerator it is
important to level your trailer. When parking
try to avoid having a strong wind blowing
directly against the vent outlet for most
efficient operation.
For gas operation, the valve must always be
fully opened whenever the refrigerator is in
use.
A partially opened valve effects no
savings and may interfere with the operation
of the unit.
Before the refrigerator is started on gas, open
the outside access panel in the trailer behind
the refrigerator and check that the electric
switch lever (A) is in the OFF position.
Outside access doors are opened by unlocking
and turning the handle 1/4 turn counterclock¬
wise.
To light, open the refrigerator door. The
controls are located inside the food compart¬
ment near the bottom of the unit.
1. Turn the gas valve handle (B) to the open
position, and turn the gas thermostat knob
(C) to setting No. 4.
2. Pull knob (D) of the automatic pilot and
keep it out for 15 seconds. Then turn the
flint knob (E) counterclockwise with a
rapid movement. This will create a spark
which lights the burner.
3. After the burner is lit, which can be seen
through reflector window (F), keep the
knob (D) pulled outward for an additional
15 seconds.
4. Release the knob (D) and check that the
burner is operating.
If the burner is not operating, repeat the
lighting procedure.
As soon as the required cold temperature
inside the cabinet is reached, the thermostat
cuts the burner main flame to the by-pass
flame sufficient to keep the safety valve open
during gas operation. During electric opera¬
tion the thermostat cycles the flow of the
electrical current to maintain the set tempera¬
ture.
Your Dometic incorporates a unique, fully
automatic defrosting device for the general
food storage compartment, which eliminates
the necessity for manual defrosting at fre¬
quent intervals normally associated with most
conventional refrigerators in the medium size
range. Furthermore, the time interval of each
defrosting cycle, and the frequency, have
been so arranged that during defrosting there
is no noticeable effect upon the temperature
of the foods stored in the refrigerator, and the
frozen food storage conditions can be main¬
tained at all times in the frozen storage
compartment.
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