Dometic Refrigerator gas smell
We noticed that our Dometic DM2652RBX was venting propane when starting or operating from the wall mounted outside vent while camping last week. It seems to run well, but it has a clear smell of a pro...
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ernie1 wrote:
I've had a similar issue with any propane appliance when the lp tank was getting low and starting to draw the mercaptans(I think that's what it's called) from the tank. this stuff can get more concentrated as the tank is low on propane.
I think ernie1 wins the cigar!
We have never run our propane empty before this trip. I think I just lost track of how many trips we had on the two tanks and on day 3 of this trip we started noticing propane smell under the awning when were sitting there. Not all the time, but periodically. At first I thought it was just normal gas dispersion when the fridge ignited in its normal cycle. But it was too pronounced as time went on. Then we ran completely dry on propane later that day.
I have two full tanks onboard now and there is no sign of leaks testing with a spray bottle. The electrode/igniter sparks right off and the gas burner fires right up. No propane smell drifting around like before.
I'll spray every fitting I can find once more just to be sure, but I think this was just a new fluke for me.
