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Fisherguy
Explorer
Sep 12, 2013

Norcold fridge making weird noises, not be working

Our fridge has been working fine on this trip but today after coming down a rough road we noticed a strong ammonia smell in the trailer (while we were cleaning up the broken dishes and emptying the ta...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 12, 2013
Ammonia is part of the cooling medium INSIDE the tubes/coils.........

Ammonia smell means it has leaked out....cracked tube/tank

Cooling unit is toast.

Time to replace cooling unit, replace fridge or go residential.

You get to choose which option.

Option #1...replace cooling unit.....check with these folks LINK

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