Older fridge not cooling
So this is the second season with our 'gently used' camper. It's a 2004 Springdale 26' bunk. Every time we go to use it for a weekend/week or two, the fridge acts up. It's a Dometic RM2652, and I ...
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Saintjude33 wrote:
Hoping not to replace the whole unit- the camper is 13 years old, and the Danfoss unit is 3-4 times the cost. I don't plan on having the camper more than another 4-5 years, and it won't affect the resale. I'm definitely going to look into the replacement of the ammonia unit based on the limited response so far. The downside is we leave for 2 weeks tomorrow morning, only one of which I will be at. I guess I can order the replacement Monday and do the install a week from Sunday. I'll just have to ask the wife to rely on ice for the time being.
Danfoss units are cool (pun intended) but are small.
I replaced the original cooling unit in my '84 Dometic with an Amish cooling unit 4 years ago. Kept the same sized, "vintage" fridge but with new guts. Freezer gets to 20 below zero, fridge is in the 30s. It's not a tough job - just messy and tedious. I did mine in the RV - pulled the fridge out, hacked out the cooling unit, installed the new one and popped it back in.
