rhagfo wrote:
Well our cooling unit has failed, pretty sure no cooling on gas or electric. Noticed some dreaded yellow powder and a slight smell of ammonia.
So now looking at the JC Refrigeration 12 volt compressor cooling unit. I have the room for it, and it seems like it should work better then the absorption unit.
Are there any members that have real world experience with one of there units?
Our refer is a Dometic RM2862, the replacement unit runs $785, install is $0.00 as I will do myself.
We replaced the cooling unit 8/3/2018, so got just over four years out of a new unit. A new absorption unit runs $740, and a rebuilt is $450. That puts the cost on par with absorption unit.
We full Time and mostly park host, so almost always have power, we have two Interstate SRM-27 batteries in parallel, if without power.
Last fall I drove to Shipshewana and had them swap my norcold NX8. It took them 1.5 hrs from start to finish. I rooled in at 8am and was on the road for home by 10:00. No regrets. They did a stellar job and I could not see any sign they had been in my camper. They did the swap on the floor of my unit.
