enblethen wrote:
Dometic parts are not of the best quality for the high price.
Fairly easy on some parts to put in manufacturer number and get them.
Take circuit boards for example. Dinosauer Electronics boards are far better quality then Dometic.
Ignition and refer control modules(OEM) are just as good as Dinosaur. YEARS ago(mid 90's and older) The control boards did have problems and Dinosaur came in and filled the gap. BUT, after Dometic/Norcold/Furnace and Water Heater makers saw the failure problems they built better boards. So, for the past 20 years there is not any reason to go Dinosaur other than if Dino is cheaper. FYI, the FIRST and ONLY Dino board I installed failed(2001). The customer purchased the Dino board for his 90's Dometic refer and paid me to install. Once it failed it cost him an extra $125 labor for me to diagnosis the problem with Dino and get a Dino replacement sent. If I had installed the Dometic board and it failed, Dometic would have paid me warranty to replace the new failed board. After this, I refused to installed Dino boards. If you want to use Dino, you are free to do it. I see no problem using OEM replacement parts. AND, I have no problems with OEM replacement parts. I also will not use aftermarket Refer Cooling units, unless the customer signs a waiver understanding that if that aftermarket CU fails to perform, HE pays diag labor time and another labor to replace the replacement CU. The Aftermarket CU makers usually give a token $100 labor to replace a CU under their warranty. Norcold and Dometic warranty the OEM CU and will pay full labor to replace a CU under warranty. AND, you can go to any Norcold/Dometic service center to get this warranty honored. Aftermarket CU and you are not even close to the original shop, you are stuck. Doug