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tinstartrvlr
Explorer
Jan 20, 2018

Question about replacing fridge

Greetings all,

I tried a search for this answer but had no luck.

I have reached the end of my patience with the Dometic fridge I have and the problem that seems to be unfixable.

I have found a mid size residential fridge that will fit in the space with some slight modification.

It's in a slide, so I have the two vents that I will need to do something about once the residential goes in.

Those of you who have replaced your fridge with a residential, in a slideout, what did you do to seal the vent holes? Or do they even need to be sealed up?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Jan 20, 2018
    i sealed inside the lower vent door openings, using Alu heat duct tape

    i left the top vent AS IS

    i remove the lower door, for dusting cleaning, and checking the fridge retainng brackets

    or occasionally to use the inverter powered outlet for some tool
    so i don't need to start the generator
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Jan 20, 2018
    Find out what the clearance requirements are on the new fridge. I will be replacing with residential myself some day.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 20, 2018
    Depends on where the cooling tubes are. Some are in the side behind sheet metal - those you should leave the vents open.
    Some just vent into the living space from underneath. Won't really matter much what you do with the vents with those.

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