royl wrote:
mrsmokey wrote:
Wow, what did I do ? This post scares me ! I had the recall parts put on my unit this week, thermal cut out switch and lots of covers. Are you saying this baby can still catch on fire ? Are you saying this is just a Band-Aid fix ? What should I do ? It's a model RM2652, and has worked fine on gas and electric. Should I ask the manufacturer for a new unit???
Keep in mind that the failure rate is only about 98 to 100 out of 976,000 units, so as far as I am concerned it is business as usual for mine. I had the recall done and I am not going to worry about it. The failure rate of RV tires is much higher than that, and the failure rate of most other parts. I would say the chance of an engine fire on the RV is at least that, so why worry? Camp, relax and don't worry so much.:)
I agree, mine's going in May 7th for 'the fix' and I'll use it a I normally did before. One of the preventative measure would be to change the heating element but like Claude B stated in a earlier post the one he ordered was still a 350+ watt unit stamped 325W. I tried to order one this week and got the same reply; they are all stamped 325W and you don't really know what you will get until you receive it and test it. Very frustrating.
I guess the only satisfaction will be in knowing that if the unit fails, it shouldn't burn the house down.
If someone has a box full of true (tested) 325w elements, it looks like they could make a small fortune.
... Eric
