Ken,

I had National Interstate through Explorer ( a P-Stuff sponsor and POG supporter ) and they took care of everything. I documented what happened, including providing them with the invoice for the compressor replacement 400 miles prior to the fire.

I suspect Carrier and National Interstate arm wrestled over liability, but in the end Carrier had to end up writing the check because they left off the valves despite my best efforts to insist they install them. The first thing Prevost commented on when they saw the coach was "where are the unloader valves."

I do not know for sure about Carrier paying, but in this case the insurance company must have expected it because they agreed to every requirement I had including a complete new AC system including hoses due to my suspicion pressures may have damaged other parts of the system.

I put out the fire with the help of my nephew and we both saw first hand the blow torch like flame coming from behind the AC compressor clutch and literally curling up and over and then down to the batteries and all the other severely damaged components.