[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Hoosierb4

There is nothing in Whirlpool refrigerators that can explode. They use R-134a as the refrigerant. It isn't flammable. Also, I don't believe that any American manufacturers use R-600 (isobutane), which is used in Europe. I don't know what the Asian manufacturers use. I was responsible for the design and testing of Whirlpool refrigerators for a number of years before I retired. We considered R-600 and rejected it because it was flammable. If the explosion was centered at the refrigerator, there must have been something flammable stored in it.

Thank you.


Thank you very much. Sensible and helpful.