Need a New Refrigerator
I'm hoping I can get some input on this. Our 2002 Class C Jayco Eagle's original refrigerator no longer works on electric hookup. On our last trip (last fall) we ran it on propane the entire time. However, the RV itself is still in great shape and we don't expect to trade it in any time soon, so it seems to make sense to replace the refrigerator.
My husband is VERY handy and has replaced/repaired pretty much every system on our previous RV and the current one too. He spent a lot of time trying to diagnose and fix the electric problem before our last trip and has concluded it has outlived it's expected lifespan. He has also watched videos on replacing the refrigerator and says it is a 2-man job which he is really not physically up to anymore (back surgery!)
The "problem" is that we don't really know who to find to do this, or where to go with the issue. Hubby spent a while on the phone today with Camping World. They say that 1) they won't schedule an appointment to install until the refrig is delivered; 2) it takes 3 weeks to get it; and 3) (this is the killer) it has to be delivered to OUR HOME, not to CW. I can't imagine how they expect us to transport it down to them! The entire situation sounds ridiculous. (I should add that in the past when we've stopped at a CW during a trip, the repairs departments have been very unfriendly, unhelpful, and we've always been unimpressed. So we've never used them-- Hubby has done everything himself up until now.)
Have you replaced your refrigerator? How did you deal with it? Any ideas for where to go? We are in NJ-- not a very RV friendly place to begin with (the closest CW is an hour away), but we are willing to be flexible. Have you used CW for a job like this, and if so, what was your experience? Who else might we look for to handle the job? We're planning for a 2-week stay (with hookups) during the 2nd half of June, and an 8 week trip in late summer-fall, and it would be nice to be able to hook up to electric when it's available. Any ideas?
THANKS!!
Debbie
My husband is VERY handy and has replaced/repaired pretty much every system on our previous RV and the current one too. He spent a lot of time trying to diagnose and fix the electric problem before our last trip and has concluded it has outlived it's expected lifespan. He has also watched videos on replacing the refrigerator and says it is a 2-man job which he is really not physically up to anymore (back surgery!)
The "problem" is that we don't really know who to find to do this, or where to go with the issue. Hubby spent a while on the phone today with Camping World. They say that 1) they won't schedule an appointment to install until the refrig is delivered; 2) it takes 3 weeks to get it; and 3) (this is the killer) it has to be delivered to OUR HOME, not to CW. I can't imagine how they expect us to transport it down to them! The entire situation sounds ridiculous. (I should add that in the past when we've stopped at a CW during a trip, the repairs departments have been very unfriendly, unhelpful, and we've always been unimpressed. So we've never used them-- Hubby has done everything himself up until now.)
Have you replaced your refrigerator? How did you deal with it? Any ideas for where to go? We are in NJ-- not a very RV friendly place to begin with (the closest CW is an hour away), but we are willing to be flexible. Have you used CW for a job like this, and if so, what was your experience? Who else might we look for to handle the job? We're planning for a 2-week stay (with hookups) during the 2nd half of June, and an 8 week trip in late summer-fall, and it would be nice to be able to hook up to electric when it's available. Any ideas?
THANKS!!
Debbie
