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Thunder_Mountai
Explorer II
Feb 16, 2015

Finally replaced the Dometic with a Samsung RF18HFENBSR!

We were planning to do it after we returned home from Arizona. Well, the Dometic had different plans. The icemaker gave it up last year. Then, this year the freezer drain defrost heater gave it up. Had to manually defrost the freezer with the wife's hair dryer. Grrrrrr.

Well we are down in Yuma where you can get absolutely anything done to your RV. Started calling around till I found someone who said, "Yes, I've done a bunch of replacements. Let me run by and take a look and verify your measurements before you order the Samsung."

Unfortunately, had to purchase in a Home Depot which was a couple hundred more than I could have ordered it on line. Home Depot delivered it in two days.

Mitch Thomas at Family RV 520-304-9672 arrived at 8:30 with two other guys. I one hour they had removed the passenger chair, had the Dometic out the door and the Samsung in the door. The two guys then left and Mitch proceeded to finish preparing the cabinet. He finished at 11:30. The removal and install required a total of 5 hours labor at $90 plus a service call for a total of $490. Got out for a total of about $2K. We thought it was a great price.

When I get home, I'll finish the trimming out the opening and do some more detailing.

It is soooooooooo nice to have all that room and an icemaker that works!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 Replies

  • 2oldman wrote:
    She's a beauty! You planning on being on hookups all the time?


    We only do parks in the MH with at least water and electric. We have a small TT for boondocking.
  • She's a beauty! You planning on being on hookups all the time?
  • Here are four pictures of about 25.

    Out goes the Dometic


    In comes the Samsung


    Some reassembly required


    Finished! Elapsed time 3 hours.
  • Oasisbob wrote:
    So I have to plead ignorance here. Does Samsung make a dual power RV fridge or is this a home unit? Sounds as if you are happy with it and that is what counts. Purely curious as my fourteen year old Dometic is probley on borrowed time.


    No dual power Samsung. Just plugged it into the inverter/shore power plug. Can run it on shore, inverter or generator. Most people say that they don't worry about running the fridge when on the road for 4-6 hours.
  • Bet you love the extra room and true Frost-free. We went from a 4-dr 13.5cf to French Door 21cf. Plus to have a working ice maker again was so nice.

    We were going to have our Dometic switched out on a 2009 MS and got a rough estimate up in MN. Finally decided to just go with a whole new unit instead of one small upgrade.
  • So I have to plead ignorance here. Does Samsung make a dual power RV fridge or is this a home unit? Sounds as if you are happy with it and that is what counts. Purely curious as my fourteen year old Dometic is probley on borrowed time.
  • Sounds great but no pics? :(..
    You know we live for this kind of stuff! ;)