Well, I just tried to light the propane on the Dometic fridge in my 17' fiberglass trailer and heard a Whummph! and I thought I smelled smoke, so I turned it off. I then tried again, thought I smelled smoke again, and looked outside to see orange flames coming from the exterior grate! Holy Moly! I got it extinguished, but the plastic grate is a warped mess and the wiring is fried. The trailer luckily was not affected. Also luckily, I have a warranty extension on the fridge.Has anyone heard of this happening before? I wonder what it would take for a fiberglass tailer would catch on fire?

All I can saw is Wow, scary stuff..glad you're ok

Happens to often. Glad it didn't turn out worse.

I would say if you had flames coming out of the grate, you were very close to the whole TT going up in flames.I wouldn't want to get any closer.Fortunately, you're okay.Let us know if you figure out what caused the problem.

There is, in fact, a Recall on many models of Dometic (And Norcold) to install stuff to make that less of a happening.. Make sure your new one has that.I will also add there are two major causes of those fires.ONE is a leak in the cooling system.. One of the chemicals that makes up the stuff that makes the cold is very flammable.The other is poor maintenance.

wa8yxm wrote:There is, in fact, a Recall on many models of Dometic (And Norcold) to install stuff to make that less of a happening.. Make sure your new one has that.I will also add there are two major causes of those fires.ONE is a leak in the cooling system.. One of the chemicals that makes up the stuff that makes the cold is very flammable.The other is poor maintenance.So what should a person do to prevent this?

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BigSur2
Explorer
Aug 13, 2015
wow....good luck with that.
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2015
I think it's safe to say your fridge is toast. Glad it was not a trailer lose
enblethen
Nomad
Aug 13, 2015
Check to see if your refer is on the recall.
Have the recall done.
Clean the refer compartment at least every year.
coolmom42
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2015
wa8yxm wrote:
There is, in fact, a Recall on many models of Dometic (And Norcold) to install stuff to make that less of a happening.. Make sure your new one has that.

I will also add there are two major causes of those fires.

ONE is a leak in the cooling system.. One of the chemicals that makes up the stuff that makes the cold is very flammable.

The other is poor maintenance.

So what should a person do to prevent this?
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Aug 13, 2015
There is, in fact, a Recall on many models of Dometic (And Norcold) to install stuff to make that less of a happening.. Make sure your new one has that.

I will also add there are two major causes of those fires.

ONE is a leak in the cooling system.. One of the chemicals that makes up the stuff that makes the cold is very flammable.

The other is poor maintenance.
gbopp
Explorer
Aug 13, 2015
I would say if you had flames coming out of the grate, you were very close to the whole TT going up in flames.
I wouldn't want to get any closer.

Fortunately, you're okay.
Let us know if you figure out what caused the problem.
Valkyriebush
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2015
Happens to often. Glad it didn't turn out worse.
dwayneb236
Explorer
Aug 13, 2015
All I can saw is Wow, scary stuff..glad you're ok

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