I have used my present rig for 10 summers with the refrigerator in the slide out not being cold enough. For 10 years various mechanics have tried to "fix" the problem without success. My wife and I are at the point of wanting to replace the refrigerator. Dometic still makes the exact same model as our present refrigerator at a cost of around $ 1,300. My mechanic tells me that improvements over the years have included greater amounts of insulation as compared to mine. My question to him is that if we spend all this money, will we still have a refrigerator that isn't cold enough?
My understanding through my mechanic is that manufacturers have stopped using traditional RV refrigerators in slide outs. They have gone to a household type electric refrigerator.
I have looked at a 10 cu. ft. household type refrigerator at Home Depot that would fit the opening where my present refrigerator sits. My mechanic has suggested that I could run the generator while on the road to keep the refrigerator cold. I'm not wild about this idea.
The other alternative would be to just not have the refrigerator run while we are traveling. On the days that we travel, our typical day is no more than 3 hours travel in the morning with a one hour stop for lunch. I normally put the generator on at lunch time. We will then travel no more than 3 hours in the afternoon. I'm wondering if the food would stay cold with the refrigerator off for these times. This option would be $ 1,000 less expensive.
Please don't suggest alternative fixes. I have tried many, many things an am no longer interested in seeing if this or that idea works.
Sunnybrook 2006 34BWKS 36' triple slide pulled by 2002 Silverado 2500HD 8L engine and 4.1 rear.
