Troubleshooting guide
Dometic RM10 plastic smell on first gas run
Use this only for a brand-new RM10 with a plastic or paint smell during the first gas-mode run and no gas, ammonia, smoke, or electrical odor.
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
- Confirm this is a brand-new first-use situation, not gas odor, ammonia odor, smoke, or an electrical smell.
- Open a window and monitor the refrigerator during the brief first gas-mode run Dometic describes.
- Stop the appliance and call service if the odor persists, returns, or seems like gas, ammonia, smoke, or an electrical fault.
Code tables for these appliances
- Dometic RM10 / RMS10.5 refrigerators 52 codes