New Dometic Recall Initiated March 11, 2008
Thanks to the members who have provided info on this new one. Dometic has a new recall for refrigerators made between June 1, 2003 through September 30, 2006. Many of these are the same models as w...
Forum Discussion
A couple of comments that I can't resist making:
1. Replacing the cooling unit is always a good option, provided everything else is OK. My sister had some trouble with a door seal, on a fridge for which the replacement part was unavailable. The only choice was replacing the whole reefer. On the other hand, we'd had a cooling unit failure on a Starcraft that we'd bought used, and it was possible to replace just the guts.
2. Norcold is having its own problems.
3. As far as the Katrina business is concerned, I think the formaldehye contamination business is over-stated. We've all used RVs with paneling that had formaldehyde, and except for people with a particular sensitivity, there haven't been problems. Before EPA goes mucking around setting limits, someone ought to be conducting an epidemiological survey or RVers, to see whether we have a greater incidence of cancers or endocrine problems. As far as I can see, nobody has proven satisfactorily that there's actually a problem. But where the bidding on the FEMA trailers is concerned, if there'd been a formaldehyde requirement, all bidders would have been required to meet it, thus nobody would have been out of the running. FEMA has made numerous mistakes in the temporary housing business, but that's not one of them.
4. BTW, don't park homes and other manufactured housing use the same materials? Nobody talks about formaldehyde levels there.
5. Finally, the RV industry is rife with claims that such-and-such a component, or brand of RV is "made by the Amish." This is not only silly, but plays to a weird kind of religious prejudice. Suppose someone advertised that their stuff was built by Mormons, or Lubavitcher Jews? People would have a fit. The moment I read of someone making this "Amish" claim, I start to shop elsewhere.
1. Replacing the cooling unit is always a good option, provided everything else is OK. My sister had some trouble with a door seal, on a fridge for which the replacement part was unavailable. The only choice was replacing the whole reefer. On the other hand, we'd had a cooling unit failure on a Starcraft that we'd bought used, and it was possible to replace just the guts.
2. Norcold is having its own problems.
3. As far as the Katrina business is concerned, I think the formaldehye contamination business is over-stated. We've all used RVs with paneling that had formaldehyde, and except for people with a particular sensitivity, there haven't been problems. Before EPA goes mucking around setting limits, someone ought to be conducting an epidemiological survey or RVers, to see whether we have a greater incidence of cancers or endocrine problems. As far as I can see, nobody has proven satisfactorily that there's actually a problem. But where the bidding on the FEMA trailers is concerned, if there'd been a formaldehyde requirement, all bidders would have been required to meet it, thus nobody would have been out of the running. FEMA has made numerous mistakes in the temporary housing business, but that's not one of them.
4. BTW, don't park homes and other manufactured housing use the same materials? Nobody talks about formaldehyde levels there.
5. Finally, the RV industry is rife with claims that such-and-such a component, or brand of RV is "made by the Amish." This is not only silly, but plays to a weird kind of religious prejudice. Suppose someone advertised that their stuff was built by Mormons, or Lubavitcher Jews? People would have a fit. The moment I read of someone making this "Amish" claim, I start to shop elsewhere.
