RV Residential Refrigerators
The class A group probably has more experience with this, since the Resi-refers are just now coming to the trailer industry. I am wondering if there are any consistent problems with having this type o...
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For those that still have the Norcolds I can understand not wanting to replacing the unit until it quits. Just make sure you have the mod in so that it shuts down before the fire starts. We had the mod in on ours when it failed and although we still had to deal with lots of charred wood it kept it from becoming a fire.
The reality is now for many of us it simply doesn't make sense to replace it with anything else but a residential. Any installation of a residential should include a properly sized solar array to cover the energy use and if possible additional battery capacity. After all that the cost will probably be similar to a Norcold repair but the real advantage comes in the increased size, better cooling capability, much better efficiency as far as the power costs, no leveling worries, auto defrost and usually better ice and water facilities.
Of course all this is JMHO.
The reality is now for many of us it simply doesn't make sense to replace it with anything else but a residential. Any installation of a residential should include a properly sized solar array to cover the energy use and if possible additional battery capacity. After all that the cost will probably be similar to a Norcold repair but the real advantage comes in the increased size, better cooling capability, much better efficiency as far as the power costs, no leveling worries, auto defrost and usually better ice and water facilities.
Of course all this is JMHO.
