Troubleshooting guide
Dometic RM10 ammonia smell
Use this when an ammonia smell is present around an RM10 absorption refrigerator. Dometic tells owners to switch the appliance off, ventilate, and go to a dealer or Dometic service provider.
Use this atlas to identify likely meaning and prepare for service. Shut off power, LP gas, fuel, or water when a listed appliance condition involves flame, gas smell, exhaust, generator shutdown, high temperature, moving jacks/slides, refrigerant, 120 VAC, control boards, repeated ignition failure, or a persistent lockout. Call the appliance maker, RV dealer, or a qualified RV technician for repair.
Owner-safe checklist
- Switch off the appliance.
- Open all windows and doors to ventilate the RV.
- Do not restart the refrigerator after an ammonia smell.
- Immediately contact a dealer, Dometic service provider, or qualified RV refrigerator technician.
Code tables for these appliances
- Dometic RM10 / RMS10.5 refrigerators 52 codes