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dougrainer
Nov 16, 2016Nomad
I just laugh when I see these threads about the Norcold 1200/1210. You can ALWAYS find someone that will state they have seen fires caused by a Norcold. I work in a million plus metroplex. We have millions of RV's in this DFW, Texas area. WHAT caused the fire? NOBODY CAN STATE for SURE. WAS it a leaking cooling unit? Who knows. I have seen 3 rear fires on a Norcold 1200 in the 20 years that model has been out. NONE were caused by a leaking cooling unit. The causes were LP leaks and Rodent/Bird nests. I have been an RV Tech for 37 years and there have been small and Massive Cooling unit leaks over those years I have looked at and repaired. NONE have ever burnt the RV and None ever caught fire. Both Dometic and Norcold refers. Funny how the FIRE problem was first reported on Dometic's 15 years ago and Dometic came out with the first recall Band Aid fix and NOBODY ever talks about possible fires on the Dometic refers, which have the exact same risk as a 1200 and ALL the Norcold RV Ammonia models. People think that if you have a leak, you will then have a fire. NOT TRUE. Regardless of 120 or LP operation. Doug
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