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DSDP Don wrote:
When the Norcolds are just barely hanging on, especially when it's hot out, the defrost cycle is enough to push them over the edge. If it occurs during the heat of the day, it never catches up. I never mentioned defrosting the freezer. The freezer's do okay, it's the refer that struggles. Keeping my Norcold cold in hot weather was a constant job and very aggravating.

Doug.....I respect your posts and you always have good information, but I find you defend Norcold like you own stock in them. If it was just an occasional unit going bad, than the bad rap wouldn't be justified. The 1200's are just a terrible design as evidenced by all the issues and the settling of the Class Action Lawsuit.

I "defend" them because they have MILLIONS of 1200's out there and are the most popular 4 door made and used for the past 20 years. If you only had one model of Ford out there and there were millions in use, the malfunctions would seem large. I would have NO problem owning a 1200 or having any of my friends own 1200 models(some of my friends do have them). People seem to think they should last forever. I see very few cooling unit problems due to the NO CO operation that shuts down the refer if unlevel or overheats. The recall address's the overheating that can occur when you DO have a leaker. When you see Norcold bashing, remember that nobody posts anything when they have NO problems. Also, after a few years, we are seeing Amish CU problems happening, even they can have problems. It just takes a few years for some problems to come up. I have no problem with the Amish design CU's, but they can have problems also. Doug