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dougrainer
Apr 12, 2014Nomad
IF people have read all the complaints with the Norcold recall box, the majority all come after the refer had been shut down and NO 12 volt power was to the refer OR the 12 volt system slowly went dead. You rarely hear of a Norcold red light trip from someone that was using the refer and all of a sudden it tripped and NOT because the flue temp went up to the 700 degree trip temp. IMO, from dealing with scores of trips and resetting with a magnet, that the storage issue is what trips the box. The original recall boxes DID have an issue with loss or slow loss of 12 volts and the current REV E is a little better at not tripping. UNLESS you Boondock, you do not need a large battery bank to run a Residential refer. Their 120 power consumption is actually smaller than a Norcold 1200 when on 120. I do not understand why all the people get worked up about batteries when thinking about a Residential UNLESS they will be Boondocking a lot. Doug
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