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SJ-Chris
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2020

Changing refrigerator cooling unit...New or Refurbished??

Summary: When replacing the cooling unit on your refrigerator, would you go with a refurbished unit ($450) or a new unit ($650)?? Here's the story... I have a 2015 Thor Majestic 28a. The refriger...
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SJ-Chris
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2020
Seems like a good time to also change out the heating element, right??? It is 5 years old. Putting in a new heating element only costs ~$35 and I've already got it all apart anyways so it is simple to do. No brainer to also replace the heating element, right? (...unless you tell me those last forever and I should just keep the existing one...)

Thoughts? Thanks!
-Chris

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