100ton
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So when does the class action law suit begin? I am surprised an RV’ing attorney hasn't jumped all over this. I am sitting on one of these “time bombs” (RM2852, purchased in 2005) myself. The lower unit doesn't cool well, never has, usually around 42 to 45 degrees. I guess I am lucky so far….. warm food is better than a “hot” fire. Every time I leave my RV for a day trip I wonder if I will return to find a pile of ash and some very angry fellow campers.
As another poster stated…. it probably will not be be long before some company recognizes the need for a decent RV refrigerator and goes to the drawing board with QUALITY and RELIABILITY as a bench mark, leaving our friends at Dometic to wonder... what happened? The market is certainly ripe for an alternative to the current manufacturer's units available, attitudes, and their so called "fix."
I just hope that it doesn't take a death to get the attention of the powers that be.
What say you?
Robert
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BC Jim
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I think Dometic needs to take care of their customer's concerns.
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John S
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Just made an appointment with my local RV dealer to handle the Dometic recall. He checked and of course my unit is a part of it. Any suggestions from anyone on this? They seem to be very familiar with the recall saying they have done a hundreds of them. Sure wish the recall did more than apply a patch/shield.
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uprv
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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I'm new to the forum here and haven't taken the time to read this entire thread, so maybe this has already been addressed by one of the other RV repair professionals here. I have encountered two Dometic cooling units that have failed in the heater area. Neither resulted in a fire, although as the recall notice states the potential is there. BOTH of these failed cooling units were replaced by Dometic at no charge to the RV owner. AND both actually failed months after I had installed the recall kit. One of these units was over 5 years old. So if your concern is that you have a unit that has had a band-aid applied and that once it fails you will have no recourse; I'm very confident that you can relax and rest assured that any problems attributed to the purpose of this recall will be handled in an efficient and professional manner by Dometic.
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Chris Bryant
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Dometic was replacing cooling units up until a few months ago- I had my first one rejected at the end of April, and have been told by Dometic that they are only replacing cooling units that are still under warranty now.
Before that time, they had been replacing them for boiler tube leaks no matter the age.
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Murminator
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I found some pics on the net what it looks like when the recall is done
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oemtech
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The recall retrofit does nothing to fix the original problem of Fatigue cracks in the boiler tube. All it does is shut the unit down if the flue temp gets to high.... reduces the potential fire hazard. Bottom line Dometic is in CYA mode. I suggest that you do what I did and sent a Registered letter letting them know they still on the hook for product liability.
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bigweave30
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Cant read 80 pages will turning off the gas help the problem? Going camping labor day weekend and just saw recall for the first time? Turning off gas with the small nob under fridge. please lmk at weaver_jody@hotmail.com
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Phils
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Jody,
I've read every post since the beginning. I was hoping to make the 800th post but I'll answer your question instead.
This "problem" happens from using the fridge on AC, not propane. If you only use yours on propane with an occasional pre-cool on AC, you'll never experience the problem IMO.
For my "milemark post" (I've before never been involved in a thread this long) I was going to mention that I sold the two side-by-side Dometics that I had installed in our home. The early years were on propane as I up-sized my array enough to be able to power them with AC from my solar panels. About the time I was reaching that goal, this recall and thread started. The thought of a leak and possible fire were too scary for me.
I bought a regular energy efficient fridge from Sears to replace them and have cut my home propane bill by way more than half (won't know exactly until the next fill-up). Looking like it'll be lower by 2/3s. WooHoo!
And but for RV.net, I'd still have the Dometics and be totally unaware of the hazard sitting in my kitchen.
Phil
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Rangerdave
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i just replaced the coil unit in our fridge here. it was a nice toasty yellow and pretty cooked..
David Force at http://www.rvcoolingunit.net/servlet/StoreFront was full of good information on the how to's on how to get it done.
The product was pretty much an exact match, even down to all the quircky little bends in the tubing.
It took me some 6 hours total, that being with some stubborn parts not wanting to come out and some screws not lining up properly, but none the less, Mr. Force was really good on the support end on getting me back together.
As of some 4 hours ago the freezer is at -2F and still going further.
Finally-no more coolers with ice, water from the ice, ice, ice--gah--ice.
Oh did I say ice? LoL
And he even pays shipping for the old part back to him-what a champ.
I estimate I saved myself some 1k of beer money, or more.?
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No Fuss Flush
Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
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