Dometic, Norcold, or..?
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12-25-2008, 02:31
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Dometic, Norcold, or..?
Ryan,
You sound like me with my '86 Newell. I just couldn't spend enough money on it to make it like a brand new coach. I'm not criticizing, just remember my drive and enthusiasm to make it as trouble-free and foolproof as possible (I eventually got over it). We chose to replace ourbasic 2-door Dometic completely under a service policy. It cost us $300 more to replace the whole the refrigerator than to replace the "guts" andkeep the same box. And usually, if the refrigerator has been in the process of going out, the box and door gaskets will have developed moisture and mildew stains. But if your box is good and the shelves are not rusty, you can replace just the ammonia system in the back with a re-build (Ryan at Mr. O's orders them all the time) and get one of those RV chest freezer/refrigerators that goes in the basement. We still keep a chest with icein the basement. You'd be surprised how much ice you can buy for $1,000 as asupplemental cooler. Best of the Holidays to you. Brad Barton 00LXiDFW bbartonwx@... To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com From: ryanpwright@... Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:27:29 -0800 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Dometic, Norcold, or..?
Well, bummer on the fridge, but life happens. I never really liked this old fridge, anyway. Huge thanks to everyone for your help with this process. Now, I need your advice on what to buy. I intend to buy a taller fridge than the one I've got and remove one or both of the small cabinets above and below my existing fridge. There's never enough space in these little things, so bigger is better, yes? :-) I'm going to stick with the ammonia type, as we love to boondock and going all electric would require more batteries and better inverters than what I've got, vastly increasing the scope of this project when all I really want is cold food. :-) Since I do have LP gas on board, might as well use it. Next coach, however, I want a full size house fridge so one of you LXI owners better be prepared to sell in 5 - 10 years. ;-) So, which brand is generally more reliable? Reading online forums they all seem universally hated. ;-) Does anyone here really love their fridge, and if so, what do you have? The biggest gripe I have with these things is the lack of accurate temperature control. As the temperature outside changes, so does the temperature inside the fridge. When it's hot outside I have to turn the fridge setting up, when it gets cold I have to turn it down. Does anyone make a nice, modern version of these that can actually hold a temperature like a "real" fridge? I just want to set the darn thing at x degrees and have it stay there... Don't see why they can't add temperature sensors and automatically adjust the amount of boiling in the ammonia stack to roughly maintain a target temp. Seems like such a basic thing to me. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista®. See how |
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Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Ryan Wright - 12-24-2008, 08:27
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 12-24-2008, 08:42
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - dale cooper - 12-24-2008, 09:28
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Pete Masterson - 12-24-2008, 09:37
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Don Bradner - 12-24-2008, 09:43
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Ryan Wright - 12-24-2008, 10:34
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Gary Smith - 12-24-2008, 11:30
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Chuck Wheeler - 12-24-2008, 13:50
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - brad barton - 12-25-2008 02:31
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Ryan Wright - 12-25-2008, 15:32
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - brad barton - 12-25-2008, 15:52
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - birdshill123 - 12-26-2008, 01:30
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 12-26-2008, 14:54
Dometic, Norcold, or..? - brad barton - 12-26-2008, 15:02
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