LPG Refridgerators [RE-wrenches]

[James Lamb, Middle Fork Engineering]

There was a rebate program for servels because there has been cases of
Carbon Monoxide (CO) deaths and injures. CO is an ordorless gas and its
presence cannot be smelled. You can be exposed to small amounts of CO and
the effects accumulate over time. Long term health effects can be serious
causing fatigue, flue like symptoms, nerve damage, and other items. High
levels of exposure will cause death in a short time.  Servel agreed to offer
the rebate as some part of a settlement with the government safety
organizations to get the Servels out of peoples homes.
 Any Combustion will produce CO if the combustion process is not complete.
The burners on gas frigs and on any gas appliance must be inspected cleaned
and adjusted at regular intervals. An experienced service person must hired
or at the very least consulted when working on these appliances. Every home
must have a working CO and smoke detector 
James Lamb
Middlefork Engineering     

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Davidson [mailto:joeldavidson at earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 5:17 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: LPG Refridgerators [RE-wrenches]


Gas refrigerators illegal? What about all the commercial gas refrigerators
and
freezers in both on and off grid locations?

matthew tritt wrote:

> Dana,
>
> I believe it's because of air-lock problems in a not-all the way full
> system. In California it's now a moot point since it is illegal to operate
> one!!! Servels, that is. Seems as though "THEY" have decided that having a
> carbon monoxide producing appliance in your house is BAD for you. Maybe
it's
> the ammonia? Who knows? I do know that several of my clients have vintage
> Servels, and they all work just fine (even without turning them on their
> sides!)
>
> I know of one house that burned to the ground thanks to an old Servel.
They
> do need to be treated with a certain amount of respect. The problem with
the
> one that caused the fire had something to do with mice building their
> apartment complex in a bad place - according the Forest Service.
>
> Matt T
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dana Orzel" <dana at solarwork.com>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 8:18 AM
> Subject: LPG Refridgerators [RE-wrenches]
>
> > Not in reference to too cold, but if they stop cooling.
> >
> > For the Servel, Dometic,....
> > - Pull the fridge out [ take the food out first silly], gently roll it
> onto
> > the left side for 15 min., over on to its top for 15 min. and the on to
> the
> > right side for 15 min. then back to its base and rehook it up to the
> LPGas,
> > leak check and fire it back up. Supposedly has something to do with rust
> or
> > sediment in the pipes and it frees up the sediment buildup.
> > This has worked multiple times over 14 years when cooling operation has
> > stopped. Some fridges have needed this yearly and still keep going, some
> > have needed this one time and have been fine since.
> >
> > Anyone know why this works??
> >
> > Responsible Technologies for Responsible People.
> > Great Solar Works, Inc.
> > dana at solarwork.com - 970.626.5253
> > Ridgway, CO, USA
> >
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