Photomike wrote:
otrfun wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
. . . Google "RV fires" and you will find lot of incidents where RV was totaled mostly becouse of propane fire . . .
Aren't many of these so-called RV "propane" fires actually the result of overheated RV fridges? IMO, many of these fridge fires would have occurred even if the fridge's boiler had been heated via propane, a/c, or DC. During off-level conditions the boiler temps in a RV fridge can spike dramatically. We have an ARP unit installed on our fridge specifically to prevent such an event. Very enlightening to watch how quickly the boiler temps can spike when you encounter some off-level conditions.
In going to fires for over 20 years I have never seen a fridge fire!!!
Only RV fires that were caused by appliances in the RV that I have been to or I have heard of first hand were when the furnace was "modified". I personally have been to two and my brother to one and all three were the result of someone putting something against the exhaust.
Have had a lot more fires with RV's that were caused by people doing stupid things like using heat lamps to heat instead if the furnace or a blow torch to unthaw a line.
Try Googling "RV refrigerator fires". A number of class action lawsuits and various explanations how/why it does occur.
