I have a 2004 Weekend Warrior toy hauler with Dometic fridge that tooka dump last week. I opened up the back access panel and found refigerant (bright green color and smells of amonia) had leaked out. The leak looked like it originated inside the burner area so I removed the cover pulled back the insulation and found everything inside to be pretty rusted out.Question is whether this is repairable or am I goign to need a whole new fridge. WHat am I looking at $$? This sucks because I was getting ready to sell the thing this spring to upgrade to something bigger.

Cheapest is a new cooling unit.It maybe possible to find a replacement working fridge at an RV salvage yard.Depends on model for price. Cooling unit about $700 new about $1200+Used about $250

Upgrade to residential. Cheaper and a better refrigerator.

enblethen wrote:Cheapest is a new cooling unit.It maybe possible to find a replacement working fridge at an RV salvage yard.Depends on model for price. Cooling unit about $700 new about $1200+Used about $250Thanks I found the following site that sells refurbished cooling units. http://rvcoolingunit.com/Default.aspxMy only question is does the refer have to be removed to replace the cooling unit or can this be accomplished through the outside access door?

Dog Folks wrote:Upgrade to residential. Cheaper and a better refrigerator.How do you run a residential unit off of propane?

Going to a residential means adding and inverter and probably upgrading your entire battery system. I have helped friends replace cooling units, it cannot be done through the access. You will need to pull the fridge from its mounting (not all that difficult.) Then you need to remove the cooling unit, the cooling unit is the entire back of the unit from the freezer on down.

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Oct 21, 2013
Here is a video showing replacement of cooling unit........LINK

Here is the place to get a cooling unit.....great company/great customer service. Talk to David Force......LINK
enblethen
Nomad
Oct 21, 2013
Yes, you must remove the refer to replace the cooling unit.
JesLookin
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013
The cooling unit went our on our old 5er. Limped through the weekend with a cooler. The following week we figured out what was wrong, ordered the new cooling unit, installed it, and were camping the following weekend. Total cost about $500.
JamesBr
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013
Going to a residential means adding and inverter and probably upgrading your entire battery system.

I have helped friends replace cooling units, it cannot be done through the access. You will need to pull the fridge from its mounting (not all that difficult.) Then you need to remove the cooling unit, the cooling unit is the entire back of the unit from the freezer on down.
N-Trouble
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013
Dog Folks wrote:
Upgrade to residential. Cheaper and a better refrigerator.

How do you run a residential unit off of propane?
N-Trouble
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013
enblethen wrote:
Cheapest is a new cooling unit.
It maybe possible to find a replacement working fridge at an RV salvage yard.
Depends on model for price. Cooling unit about $700 new about $1200+
Used about $250

Thanks I found the following site that sells refurbished cooling units. http://rvcoolingunit.com/Default.aspx

My only question is does the refer have to be removed to replace the cooling unit or can this be accomplished through the outside access door?
Dog_Folks
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013
Upgrade to residential. Cheaper and a better refrigerator.
enblethen
Nomad
Oct 21, 2013
Cheapest is a new cooling unit.
It maybe possible to find a replacement working fridge at an RV salvage yard.
Depends on model for price. Cooling unit about $700 new about $1200+
Used about $250

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