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03-18-2019, 09:23 AM
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Monaco Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Coach Fire
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03-18-2019, 09:33 AM
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Damn shame.
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2018 Ram 2500 HD Mega cab.
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03-18-2019, 10:04 AM
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Wonder if that was a Norcold reefer.
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03-18-2019, 10:05 AM
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Very sad. Any info on this fire would help out. Was there a recall box installed? Was there an ARP controller installed? I am sure the owner might not be in the mood to answer questions, but any info is helpful.
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03-18-2019, 11:11 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
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Location: Columbus, MS
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So sad! I just don't understand why folks won't make the small investment in the ARP protection device to know that they are safe. 
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2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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03-18-2019, 11:41 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Location: Doylestown, Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake21
Very sad. Any info on this fire would help out. Was there a recall box installed? Was there an ARP controller installed? I am sure the owner might not be in the mood to answer questions, but any info is helpful.
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Can someone enlighten me on the ARP controller? I feel I may be missing something important here that I need to install...
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USAF EOD Vet
2002 Foretravel 36' U320 towing 2021 Jeep Rubicon
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03-18-2019, 12:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smp005
Can someone enlighten me on the ARP controller? I feel I may be missing something important here that I need to install...
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ARPrv is a real time monitoring/control system that will shut down RV fridge IF operating temps go too high BEFORE overheating the fridge coolant
https://www.arprv.com/
As for the MH Fire.......
FHU site so most likely fridge was on electric vs using propane
Could have started as electrical fire due to bad wiring etc
Not necessarily due to fridge per se
Lot more real info vs speculation needed
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03-18-2019, 01:49 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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The service people were out a few days ago and said the fridge needed to be replaced. So what herd one was on order. It had the recall, I will ask about the ARP. People are ok, it happened at 3:30 am, I was 200 ft away and didn't hear a thing.
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2008 HR Endeavor 40PDQ
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03-18-2019, 02:03 PM
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Thanks for the follow up. I was in a park when a trailer went up in flames. Service tech had been out the evening before and fiddled with the fridge propane connection. Theory was that something was left a bit loose and started the fire.
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03-18-2019, 07:56 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Scary. Hope everyone is ok.
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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03-18-2019, 09:04 PM
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Very bad. The possibility of a catastrophic fire from the RV refrigerator is the reason I decided to replace mine with a residential. Costs less than an RV fridge and uses less electricity. While reefer fires are relatively rare, I just don't need the extra stress.
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03-19-2019, 06:51 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Fort Myers FL
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Added the ARP when I replaced the cooling unit on my Dometic. Seemed like cheap insurance and very easy install. Saw some scorch marks on the insulation behind the unit when I pulled it out, a bit scary!
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