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โJan-27-2007 03:23 PM
balvert wrote:
I doubt that Dometic will get their act together before we leave on a six week vacation so I am looking at installing the 325 watt element to reduce my chances of a problem.
โJan-27-2007 10:07 AM
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โJan-26-2007 07:14 AM
โJan-26-2007 01:42 AM
PSU1999 wrote:
Ok, this is directed to our RVing experts who have a level of experience. Assuming you have an affected unit that does not show any signs of failure what is your feeling on using it until fixed under the recall? I've read what Dometic has put on their website "don't use the unit on gas and if you need to use electric turn it off at night" how realistic is that? I have also read the initial post by Les where Dometic reported that there was a less then 1% chance of fire, which is very low. Furthermore out of all the units affected by this I'm certain there are people who are not on the RV net or who are second owners of their trailers and don't know anything about this and may never know. All of their RVs aren't going to be burning down. More than likely they will hear about this when the refer quits working. I guess what I'm saying that I will inspect the burner area regularly as instructed to look for signs of leaks and make sure my smoke and lp leak detectors are functioning however until the recall repair is made I'm going to continue to use my refer normally. Does anyone else feel this way?
โJan-25-2007 08:16 PM
javaseuf wrote:
Dometic has no intention of replacing the cooling unit in this recall. All Dometic will do is install a cup designed to capture leaking coolant so it can't spread towards the gas burner and cause an explosion.
If your out of warranty Dometic develops a leak because of this defect, they will do nothing since the refer is out of warranty. Check out the latest Sticky's at the beginning of the 5th-Wheel form for an up-date.
BTW, I just sent Dometic $189.00 for the 3-year extended warranty to be sure my POS refer is covered for a while.
โJan-25-2007 03:30 PM
Popsie wrote:PSU1999 wrote:IMO, re: no gas - that's inconvenient, but not a show stopper; re: turn it off at night - no big deal.
Ok, this is directed to our RVing experts who have a level of experience. Assuming you have an affected unit that does not show any signs of failure what is your feeling on using it until fixed under the recall? I've read what Dometic has put on their website "don't use the unit on gas and if you need to use electric turn it off at night" how realistic is that?
As fulltimers, we keep our fridge and freezer packed with stuff. Once it gets cold, it stays cold unless you're opening and closing a lot. At night, when it's cold anyway, I see no problem with leaving the thing off. The same thing applies when driving, we don't need to run the reefer on gas or turn on the generator as we go down the road and everything keeps cold/frozen. We will turn on the generator if needed to microwave lunch, or to run the roof air in hot weather - which will also run the fridge, but we don't worry about it if the generator is off.
It's sort of like some folks want to keep the water heater on overnight and some turn it on in the morning.
โJan-25-2007 03:27 PM
timsrv wrote:
Nomad, thanks for pointing out the dates. I had missed it the 1st time, so I just finished reading through the recall info again. I feel a little better seeing that the problem was supposedly taken care of late in 2003.
I also share your opinion on Dometic refers. I've been a "cheerleader" for them since the late 90's & want to keep selling them. As long as they make the ones in question safe and agree to replace cooling units that fail in this manner, then that's all anyone can ask for.
In the event of this type failure, does anyone know how long Dometic will continue replacing cooling units? Maybe they should calculate the average lifespan of a cooling unit, pro-rate worth, then give a discount toward the purchase of a new cooling core or refer. That would be good business as it would make customer's happy and ensure future sales.
Keithbennett, thanks for the comments. If I ever move to Colorado I'll hold you to that! Tim
โJan-25-2007 01:24 PM
PSU1999 wrote:IMO, re: no gas - that's inconvenient, but not a show stopper; re: turn it off at night - no big deal.
Ok, this is directed to our RVing experts who have a level of experience. Assuming you have an affected unit that does not show any signs of failure what is your feeling on using it until fixed under the recall? I've read what Dometic has put on their website "don't use the unit on gas and if you need to use electric turn it off at night" how realistic is that?
โJan-25-2007 08:28 AM
โJan-25-2007 06:18 AM
PSU1999 wrote:
Ok, this is directed to our RVing experts who have a level of experience. Assuming you have an affected unit that does not show any signs of failure what is your feeling on using it until fixed under the recall? I've read what Dometic has put on their website "don't use the unit on gas and if you need to use electric turn it off at night" how realistic is that? I have also read the initial post by Les where Dometic reported that there was a less then 1% chance of fire, which is very low. Furthermore out of all the units affected by this I'm certain there are people who are not on the RV net or who are second owners of their trailers and don't know anything about this and may never know. All of their RVs aren't going to be burning down. More than likely they will hear about this when the refer quits working. I guess what I'm saying that I will inspect the burner area regularly as instructed to look for signs of leaks and make sure my smoke and lp leak detectors are functioning however until the recall repair is made I'm going to continue to use my refer normally. Does anyone else feel this way?
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