RVTravler wrote:
we are going to travel to our rv manufacturer and have a residential refrigerator installed. I figure it will take us 4-5 days to get there.
It's not that complicated.
I just measured the size of the hole the Norcold would vacate, ordered a fridge that'd fit online. They delivered it to my campsite, I stuck it in the hole and plugged it into the 120v power from the old Norcold. Then put a couple of pieces of plumber's strap from the hinge bolts on the top of the fridge back to the cabinetry to keep it from jumping out of the hole.
I left the vents from the old fridge on the side of the camper for ventilation. And screwed a couple of 2x4's to the back of the fridge's compartment to allow for air flow. On the hottest day I stuck a thermometer in the back of the fridge to check temperature rise over the ambient temperature and found everything was OK. I didn't need to add a circulating fan.
I'll tell you, RV manufacturers are not refrigeration engineers. You'd be better off finding someone that knows a little about refrigeration to do the job. I'm an HVAC tech.
I now have a nice 20 cu ft Samsung French door fridge with the dual evaporators & ice maker. For $1057. If you count the cost of the trip, you'll have $5,000 in your conversion.
You don't really need to travel clear across the country to get it done. (Unless you're making the trip anyway) Just sayin'.....