Anyone out there know about the fitting of the fridge in a t25? or I suppose most other types. my question is should the flue/warm air exhaust pipe actually fit into, or be directly connected to the vent pipe which passes through the van body to the outside of the vehicle? .On inspection my fridge doesn't appear to be, only positioned close to it. thanks.
Yes.
This is very important, especially in the confined space of a van.
If there is ever a problem with the burner (eg a bit of fluff blocking the air supply, leading to the gas burning with a yellow flame), carbon monoxide can be produced. This is deadly.
To illustrate it, I make no apology for recounting this:
Part of my work is carrying out safety inspection on boats, a few years ago one of my customers told me of their experience. They were on holiday on the boat, a 50' narrowboat on the canal. One night one of their children woke up feeling ill in the night. She tried to wake her parents but couldn't.
Fortunately she had the presence of mind to know something was wrong and dialled 999 on her parents mobile phone. The ambulance came and took the whole family to hospital, they were told later that it was a severe case of carbon monoxide poisoning, and that the parents were very close to not recovering.
Subsequent investigation showed that the fridge burner was the culprit and the carbon monoxide was getting into the cabin because the fridge flue had become detached from its outlet.
It's only a small flame, but it's burning continuously and the carbon monoxide can build up over time.
AndyC
