Forum Discussion
TechWriter
May 02, 2014Explorer
Installing a residential fridge in my Class A was probably one of the last things I wanted to do.
However, while we weren't worried about a fire hazard, our 12-year-old Dometic NDR1292 could not keep what I (and others) consider a safe fridge temp of 40 degrees or below.
I fulltime and after several mods including a new cooling unit, internal and external fridge fans, and an adjustable fridge thermistor -- my Dometic could just not maintain safe fridge temps in hot weather.
So we spent about $2K to have a 12 cf ft Whirlpool fridge installed. Our residential Whirlpool maintains safe temps and we like it better than our old Dometic.
If we could have kept our Dometic, we would have, but . . .
However, while we weren't worried about a fire hazard, our 12-year-old Dometic NDR1292 could not keep what I (and others) consider a safe fridge temp of 40 degrees or below.
I fulltime and after several mods including a new cooling unit, internal and external fridge fans, and an adjustable fridge thermistor -- my Dometic could just not maintain safe fridge temps in hot weather.
So we spent about $2K to have a 12 cf ft Whirlpool fridge installed. Our residential Whirlpool maintains safe temps and we like it better than our old Dometic.
If we could have kept our Dometic, we would have, but . . .
About Motorhome Group
38,707 PostsLatest Activity: Jan 05, 2014