After years of looking I finally found a unit that came close to fitting the hole of my norcold 1200. Yes I took out a working unit and replaced it with a residential after spending over $1800 on it in the last four years. Here is a link to
my DIY project installing a Whirlpool WRT771RWYB 21 cu ft. I still had to increase the height by 3/4".
Home Depot has the new version on sale for $648 plus $99 for a ice maker... WRT311FZDW in white, WRT311FZDB in black, and SS for $949 Seems like Whirlpool has been around for some time.
The discontinued Samsung 197 was a popular install, but it is 70" tall while my Whirlpool is 65" once you take the wheels off BUT unlike the 197, it is not a counter depth unit. The 197 has DC compressors so they worked well on a MSW inverter. I installed a separate battery bank and a PSW inverter for mine.
Last week I finally went camping and did a test of my 500AH battery bank. Results are that I could go 36 hours before reaching 50% and needing to recharge.
