Replacement Fridge or New Cooling Unit
I have a 2001 National Tradewinds and my dometic fridge has just had it's 2nd cooling unit quit. 6 Years ago I paid $1200.00 to have it changed out, now I'm being told that it will cost me a little o...
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Here are some more questions that they will ask that you won't have the right answer:
1. What type of thermometer are you using?
No matter how you answer this question, they claim it is no good.
I told them I had a fridge thermometer. They said those are junk. You need an infrared thermometer. So I go buy that type of thermometer. Then they claim that those can also be very inaccurate. Then they told me to buy a outdoor weather thermometer. I bought that. Then they said those can be inaccurate. By the way, they were all reading about the same in my fridge. DOESN'T MATTER YOUR ANSWER. THEY HAVE AN EXCUSE.
2. Where in the frig are you taking your measurements?
DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE THE COLDEST READING I CAN EVER GET IS ABOUT 39 DEGREES AND THAT IS AT 5AM.
3. Are your fans running?
YES.
4. Do you have an ARP UNIT?
IF YOU SAY NO, THEY TELL YOU IT IS A GOOD THING TO HAVE BECAUSE OF THE FANS.
So I purchased the ARP unit. NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED TO TURN OFF THE ARP UNIT BECAUSE THE FANS AREN'T HELPING.
You might get lucky and it work for you. I think they work fine if you don't live in the South where it gets 100 degrees in the daytime and 85 at night. If it gets cool at night (50-60 degrees), this unit works just OK.
Like I said, you might get lucky and it be installed correctly and everything work out with no problems. There are always exceptions.
1. What type of thermometer are you using?
No matter how you answer this question, they claim it is no good.
I told them I had a fridge thermometer. They said those are junk. You need an infrared thermometer. So I go buy that type of thermometer. Then they claim that those can also be very inaccurate. Then they told me to buy a outdoor weather thermometer. I bought that. Then they said those can be inaccurate. By the way, they were all reading about the same in my fridge. DOESN'T MATTER YOUR ANSWER. THEY HAVE AN EXCUSE.
2. Where in the frig are you taking your measurements?
DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE THE COLDEST READING I CAN EVER GET IS ABOUT 39 DEGREES AND THAT IS AT 5AM.
3. Are your fans running?
YES.
4. Do you have an ARP UNIT?
IF YOU SAY NO, THEY TELL YOU IT IS A GOOD THING TO HAVE BECAUSE OF THE FANS.
So I purchased the ARP unit. NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED TO TURN OFF THE ARP UNIT BECAUSE THE FANS AREN'T HELPING.
You might get lucky and it work for you. I think they work fine if you don't live in the South where it gets 100 degrees in the daytime and 85 at night. If it gets cool at night (50-60 degrees), this unit works just OK.
Like I said, you might get lucky and it be installed correctly and everything work out with no problems. There are always exceptions.
