User manual DOMETIC RK400 INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Do not let the tank run dry while the refrigerator is in use because refrigeration will be interrupted and a portion of the wick will be burned off, reducing the life of the wick. Always use best quality burning kerosene (Paraffin) and see that it is kept clean, dry and unadulterated. Under no circumstances must vaporizing kerosene, petrol or spirit of any kind be used. Make sure that the sealing ring on the top of the lamp glass seals against the bottom of the flue tube, it should not be any air gap between the flue tube and the sealing ring. Lock the lever arm in the position were the sealing ring seals against the flue tube. [. . . ] It should slope upwards to its inner top edge, which should be fairly even. Blow off all loose carbon from the wick and burner, and remove any dirt or carbon which has fallen into the burner base. When cleaning the burner, take out the burner from the tank and inspect the tails of the wick. If they are dirty, unsuitable kerosene has been used and the tank must be cleaned. Rinse the tank twice with clean kerosene and refill with filtered kerosene. Lighting the Burner Remember that the kerosene lamp is an essential part of the refrigerator and that care taken to maintain it in good condition is well repaid. Before lighting a new wick for the first time, allow the wick to become soaked with kerosene for at least two hours. Important When lighting the burner, remove the gallery, lamp glass and seal ring as one unit after turning the gallery anticlockwise to unlock. 1) Do not attempt to light the burner by turning up the wick as high as it will go, leaving the gallery in place, as this will damage the wick and result in unsatisfactory refrigeration. Adjust the wick turner so that the wick height is about 1/8" (3 mm) above the top of the outer wick tube. Allow the flame to travel round the wick, and replace the gallery complete with lamp glass and seal ring. Should the flame be extinguished, relight, following the above procedure. Push the tank into the tank holder underneath the cabinet and at the rear of the refrigerator. Carefully lift the tank by means of the lever arm and check that the guide pin enter the hole in the bracket on the left side of the burner. Remove outer wick tube (see Burner Parts) by turning it anti-clockwise to unlock, and lifting it off the burner. Before inserting the new wick, make sure that the flame spreader is in position in the burner tube. New wicks have adhesive papers at the tail ends to afford ease of replacement, and these should first be straightened out. Put one of the papers through the opening around the wick tube, and pull in the paper until the fabric end of the wick is through the opening. Repeat the procedure with the other end of the wick in the opposite opening around the wick tube (FIG. When both wick tails are through the respective openings, pull the wick through the burner until about 1" (25 mm) of the tails protrudes below the bottom of the burner. Install the wick carrier on the wick, ensuring that the rack of the wick carrier is on the same side as the wick turner (FIG. Ease the wick and wick carrier downwards by pulling gently on the bottom ends of the wick, and when the rack of the wick carrier enters the annular opening, guide it against the cog wheel on the wick turner. Depress the wick carrier rack over the cog wheel of the wick turner and move the wick down as far as it will go. Be sure that the inside reinforcement tape of the wick slips over the burner tube. [. . . ] Spread food stuffs on shelves to permit free air circulation in the cabinet. Keep storage drum or container in dry place with lid on to prevent condensed water to enter the container. 2. 3. a) b) c) Cleaning the Flue System Cleaning of the flue at least once every year is, however, recommended. Poor grade kerosene may cause the burner to smoke, and as soot will then collect in the flue it should be cleaned immediately. [. . . ]