Getting Rid of a Residential Refrigerator

Never heard of anyone wanting to junk a residential refer and install a fire hazard. I'll keep our residential

A lot depends on your use of the MH. For boondocking a propane fueled ref. can be great. If you are on the road a lot the residential is great. The problems that Norcold had and their multiple recalls soured a lot of people on them. I have Dometic in both of my MHs.

Wow, most do just the opposite due to cost, reliability, safety and cooling of propane refers.

Find a refer that will fit and determine how to make the swap like door or window access. You will need propane and DC in addition to the AC. Plus you might have to add vents to the outside as residential referes typically do not use outside vents.

Why not just buy a rig with a propane refer?

chasfenwick wrote:
, from what I am reading, one would want to avoid a residential refrigerator like the plague.

Reading where?

Your best bet is to find an RV that meets your needs that already is set up with the propane/electric frig. I rarely see an RV with a residential frig. I know they build them, I simply have not seen one very often.
That is just as well, because I don't want one.
But to directly answer your question, yes, it can be done. The only problem you might encounter is if the rig was built around a residential unit, it might not have the gas line and/or 12 VDC installed, and that could be a problem to install. Not impossible, but perhaps difficult.
Of course, if you move up to a NEW rig, you can specify what you want.

Never read a bad post about actually going to a residential fridge.

The "entry level" of Class A motorhomes, with Freightliner chassis, has stopped offering the RV refrigerator, insofar as I can tell. Winnebago, Fleetwood, Thor, for example.

I'm thinking that the need for external venting could become a big deal in a conversion.

2oldman wrote:

chasfenwick wrote:
, from what I am reading, one would want to avoid a residential refrigerator like the plague.

Reading where?

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Well cost and safety of the refer (just the refer) favor res refers. Propane and DC not needed. However the additional electrical power has to be supplied and can involve shore power, gen, solar and larger battery bank and involves additional cost. This is all dependent upon how the res refer is used of course.

So if you want to convert to propane then you need to have access for refer swap, supply propane and DC and cabinet work. And you will have to cut and install outside vents as typically the res refer doesn't have them. Why would you consider this vs just buying a rig with a propane refer? :h

"Reading where?" In owners' forums where someone has had RV fridge for years, then bought an RV that had residential fridge.