I think we'll be looking at the Amish unit as well if/when the time comes to replace the cooling unit. We've been checking prices on replacing parts vs replacing the entire refrigerator, and it's still a lot less expensive to replace the cooling unit. We're farmers and quite used to having to do some machinery repairs ourselves. I think if we had to install the Amish unit ourselves, we could, provided we were at home where all our tools are. (If we happened to be snowbirding it in the U.S. when the fridge failed, in that case it might be less expensive to have it done in a shop. Depends what tools are required, I guess. There will be some kept in the motorhome, but not the full line we would have in our shop.)
The way these RV's last for so many years and change owners, often through private sales, I'm sure a lot of people don't know about this recall. I found out about it by accident as well. After our first outing with our motorhome, we were getting the "no LP" alarm on the fridge. We eventually got things straightened out ourselves once we did some homework on the internet and found out what to do, but in the meantime, I had e-mailed Norcold to ask for advice. I told them the make and model number of the fridge in that e-mail, and the rep who wrote back to me told me about the recall. I had suspected, from my searches re this fridge, that ours was under recall and that e-mail confirmed it. So we got our RV registered and we got the work done.
We'll be packing a strong magnet with us for our next outing in case the sensor gets wet and trips.
