MH fire at NSRA event

Good read about 'RV Fridge Fires'.........or the misinterpreted evidence


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If I were buying a new coach...that came with a Norcold reefer in it....Id have the dealer switch it out for a Dometic

RayChez wrote:
So if it is tubing that cracks, don't all refrigerators have cooling tubes? To A-S-S-U-M-M-E that it was a Norcold is wrong. It could be a Dometic, Norcold or even the SamSungs that some are applying in their coaches now. There had to be a reason why SamSung stopped manufacturing the RF-197.

The best thing to say is that there was a fire of undisclosed nature.

Manufactures do make product changes over the years,do you have a reason why Samsung discontinued the RF197 please let us know.

Norcold is still haunting for a Fridge recall. Even after I told them I sold the motorhome they called asking to locate the new owner for them. They are really proactive about this recall, it must be a serious problem.

st687 wrote:

RayChez wrote:
So if it is tubing that cracks, don't all refrigerators have cooling tubes? To A-S-S-U-M-M-E that it was a Norcold is wrong. It could be a Dometic, Norcold or even the SamSungs that some are applying in their coaches now. There had to be a reason why SamSung stopped manufacturing the RF-197.

The best thing to say is that there was a fire of undisclosed nature.

Manufactures do make product changes over the years,do you have a reason why Samsung discontinued the RF197 please let us know.

NO, I do not know why RF197 was discontinued, but I have been inquiring about the SamSung conversion in case my Norcold 1200 gives out one of these days. I am going on thirteen years with mine trouble free. So every time I read about somebody else having problems, I try to read into what were the best changes.

Right now it seems like I would be leaning towards the Amish conversion, but I have also looked at what others are doing. And it seems like this SamSung RF197 was pretty popular with a lot of the RVer's that made the change.

But I learned at Home Depot a couple days ago that SamSung had discontinued the 17.5 cu ft RF197. But I noticed that they had a 17.5 very similar to the RF197. I believe it was the model RF18HRENBSR.

The fire occasion I mentioned was at a major dog show, and most of the owners were at the show ring instead of at the RVs. It has been quite a while ago, and a large number of dogs were lost in the fire. In most cases now, new regulations prohibit putting rigs that close any more.

or even the SamSungs that some are applying in their coaches now. There had to be a reason why SamSung stopped manufacturing the RF-197.

can you tell me where that logic process comes from

a residential fridge (rf-197) uses freon, not ammonia or hydrogen
freon is NOT flammable

its not the same cooling process, and i think you know that

RF197 been discontinued and replaced by the RF18HFENBSR (actually another model in between I think) nothing wrong with them I've ever heard of. Updated electronics or shelving maybe but manufactures seem to be always discontinuing models and coming out with newer versions. Same with vehicle manufactures. Just pulled a Norcold 1200 out and put in a Samsung residential in place of it...by far THE BEST upgrade we have done to our coach. Not interested in ever going back to the old rv style refers. No the residential style are not the ones that cause the fires, it's the rv refrigs that are the problem.

Be it Norcold, Dometic, Servel or Instamatic -------Hydrogen Gas!

Glad all made it out safe. Hope there Street Rod did not burn up as well. I have 3 Rods myself.