Installation
Dometic recommend mounting a strip with a heat deflector plate into the installation recess above the appliance (Fig. 8). This allows the ascending hot air to escape directly outside. This deflection plate must also be provided with a lipped seal.
That ensures that the refrigerator can easily be removed for maintenance or repair.
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The flexible sealing is pressed into the groove running around the housing. Press the side pro- vided with the sealing knob firmly into the groo- ve. Take care that the sealings uniformly abut the housing.
The cavity
Deviations require the consent of the manu- facturer!
4.2Ventilation and air extraction of the refrigerator
A correct installation of the refrigerator is essen− tial for its correct operation, as due to physical reasons heat builds up at the back of the appli− ance which must be allowed to escape into the open air.
In the event of high ambient temperatures, full performance of the cooling unit can only be achieved by means of adequate ventilati- on and extraction.
Ventilation is provided for the unit by means of two apertures in the caravan wall. Fresh air enters at the bottom, extracts the heat and exits through the upper vent grille (chimney effect).
The upper ventilation grille should be positio- ned as high as possible above the condenser
(A). Install the lower ventilation grille at floor level of the vehicle, allowing unburnt gas (hea- vier than air) to escape directly into the open air. Should this arrangement prove impossible, a ventilation aperture must be introduced by the manufacturer of the vehicle into the recess floor in order to avoid the accumulation of unburnt gas on the floor (Fig. 11,12).
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