Did my fridge die? - UPDATE it fixed itself!
Loaded the fridge up last Tuesday, running on 110V. Left the house last Thursday, fridge and freezer was full. Everything in the freezer was frozen, everything in the fridge was cold. No "fail" light...
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Our Dometic (original equipment in '02) died just before we went on a trip down the Oregon Coast in May. I found the powdered sulfur round the bottom of the flue, so it was obviously a dead cooling unit.
Discussion with our local repair shop provided the details that replacing the cooling unit would cost a lot more in labor charges (about 10% less than replacing the fridge) and we'd still have 11-year old everything else.
We replaced the fridge and got one with an adjustable temperature control for only $50 more. The old unit was a Swedish-made Dometic with the "we know how cold your food needs to be" system.
We discovered what a pain it is to be buying ice every day and having to park a 32' Class A in grocery store parking lots. I think we visited just about every Fred Meyer store between Astoria and Brookings!
Discussion with our local repair shop provided the details that replacing the cooling unit would cost a lot more in labor charges (about 10% less than replacing the fridge) and we'd still have 11-year old everything else.
We replaced the fridge and got one with an adjustable temperature control for only $50 more. The old unit was a Swedish-made Dometic with the "we know how cold your food needs to be" system.
We discovered what a pain it is to be buying ice every day and having to park a 32' Class A in grocery store parking lots. I think we visited just about every Fred Meyer store between Astoria and Brookings!
