I am replacing the Norcold 874eg3 in my Van with a Norcold 410 which, according to norcold is the replacement unit. I have received the new unit, it's sitting in the van. I took it to the guy who was supposed to install it and he said he wouldn't cut the cabinets. This was after he said he saw no problems. Closest I have been to an actual fight in years.
The new unit is a little over 3 inches taller and one inch wider. The wide is no issue, an easy cut. The attached picture is the old unit, any thoughts about cutting the overhead cabinets ? Suggestions?
The new unit is a little over 3 inches taller and one inch wider. The wide is no issue, an easy cut. The attached picture is the old unit, any thoughts about cutting the overhead cabinets ? Suggestions?
When I replaced the old 6-cft Dometic in a Class C with a new 8-cft, I did a lot of measuring. I knew
1. I could get Old OUT and New IN via the coach door. That may not always be true as the appliances and furniture can be set in place before walls and windows are in.
2. Depth was OK. Getting more depth would mean fridge sticking into the living area, not good.
3. Width was fixable by removing a side strip as Chris described.
4. I had to do away with the space above the fridge entirely, but that was mostly 'cause I was increasing the cft. I did still have to cut a little off the very top of the cabinet.
5. Going LOWER would not have been an option since bottom of fridge compartment was on top of a Wheel Well.
Can you trim the cabinet above the Fridge and not have to cut or eliminate the doors?
I don't see a good reason why you can't skip this "installer" and change it out yourself. Will the location of the LPG line connection change? That looks like the biggest issue to me. Ours required very little changes, and I leak tested with bubble solution before using.
BE SURE you comply with the VENTING instructions, and don't assume the original install was done correctly!
A little oscillating cutter tool like this one from HF will let you cut in close spaces. A little harder to make the neatest longer cuts, though.
1. I could get Old OUT and New IN via the coach door. That may not always be true as the appliances and furniture can be set in place before walls and windows are in.
2. Depth was OK. Getting more depth would mean fridge sticking into the living area, not good.
3. Width was fixable by removing a side strip as Chris described.
4. I had to do away with the space above the fridge entirely, but that was mostly 'cause I was increasing the cft. I did still have to cut a little off the very top of the cabinet.
5. Going LOWER would not have been an option since bottom of fridge compartment was on top of a Wheel Well.
Can you trim the cabinet above the Fridge and not have to cut or eliminate the doors?
I don't see a good reason why you can't skip this "installer" and change it out yourself. Will the location of the LPG line connection change? That looks like the biggest issue to me. Ours required very little changes, and I leak tested with bubble solution before using.
BE SURE you comply with the VENTING instructions, and don't assume the original install was done correctly!
A little oscillating cutter tool like this one from HF will let you cut in close spaces. A little harder to make the neatest longer cuts, though.
