Failure of Norcold N811LT fridge
This is a 2008 model that have been running almost continuously since 2008, except for 1-2 months in the summer when the trailer is not used. Used on 110v almost exclusively, unless a power outage aut...
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Just as an off-topic side observation ... I wonder if your Norcold unit failed because of hours and hours of you unknowingly operating it with the RV not quite level enough?
We've camped at hundreds of campsites and campgrounds over the years in our motorhome and I can almost count on two hands the spots that were level enough not to have to pull out the leveling blocks. We 99% of the time have to pull out the leveling blocks to get the RV level within one bubble ... it's really frustrating to almost always have to do this. Our 2005 Norcold is still operating fine on both electric and propane - maybe it's pure luck or maybe it's our paranoia about making sure it's level during the thousands of hours that we've used it. :h
We've camped at hundreds of campsites and campgrounds over the years in our motorhome and I can almost count on two hands the spots that were level enough not to have to pull out the leveling blocks. We 99% of the time have to pull out the leveling blocks to get the RV level within one bubble ... it's really frustrating to almost always have to do this. Our 2005 Norcold is still operating fine on both electric and propane - maybe it's pure luck or maybe it's our paranoia about making sure it's level during the thousands of hours that we've used it. :h
