Time to replace defective and potentially dangerous absorption fridge

[Arcticdude]

Corey,

Mine (absorption Dometic) is 17 years old and still original. Other than cleaning the flue once a year, I haven't done anything to it. I certainly have the same concerns about burning the coach up, but we've all also got high amperage 12v cables running all over the place which can burn her up too. So far I haven't heard of anybody getting rid of those!! Lol. Certainly there are thousands of rv's out there well over 10 years still with working units. As you pointed out, we only hear about the ones that burn.

It's frustrating that RV reefer technology is still in the 40's. Why can't we get a well insulated box with an efficient and safe heater mechanism? It shouldn't be all that tough.