Have you had your residential refer serviced?
We have a 2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39S with a Norcold 1200 that has given us problems over time so we've considered installing a residential refrigerator. We've read what we can on the subject and ta...
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We haven't had any problems with our residential fridge either, although it's only been in use for two years so far. We have a 50 year old fridge at our upstate NY vacation cottage that's been relegated to "summer drinks" status, but it's still working fine.
I did have an RV park neighbor last year that had a local appliance repair service tech come and work on their residential fridge. He replaced a failed defrost timer, and all the work was done through the outside lower vent. I loaned him a step stool that made it easier to reach what he needed, but it wasn't a difficult job. He said he had replaced the compressor in an RV residential fridge under warranty not long before that, also through the vent opening. He said the hardest part of that job was finding something to sit his vacuum pump on, since it didn't have a long enough hose to reach the ground.
I guess the answer to the question though, is failures are uncommon, but if they do occur, there are techs that will work on them. The problem may just be a matter of finding them...
I did have an RV park neighbor last year that had a local appliance repair service tech come and work on their residential fridge. He replaced a failed defrost timer, and all the work was done through the outside lower vent. I loaned him a step stool that made it easier to reach what he needed, but it wasn't a difficult job. He said he had replaced the compressor in an RV residential fridge under warranty not long before that, also through the vent opening. He said the hardest part of that job was finding something to sit his vacuum pump on, since it didn't have a long enough hose to reach the ground.
I guess the answer to the question though, is failures are uncommon, but if they do occur, there are techs that will work on them. The problem may just be a matter of finding them...
