Norcold refrigerator

[Orman Claxton]

Refrigerator 2005 Beaver Monterey,
 
Well this year has been one of those years
After repairs on the Dash AC, The Inverter failure, the Cord Reel failure , Dc Alternator failure.
Now the Refrigerator has failed,
Now researching on which is best way to go.
I have been hearing bout the Amish system, is this better  than the original Norcold?
Or is the original system the best way?
I am hearing about the Residental system
Has anyone gone this route
Thanks everyone
Orman

[Karl Welhart]

Just replace my original unit with a new Norcold..  Was only about $1,500.00 more than replacing the cooling unit ($3,900.00 total installed and delivery).  I would have gone with a home style unit, but wife wanted the raised panels that match the cabinets.  Anyway, looks great, runs great and works much better than the original unit.

[Chris_Pany]

We just ordered the Amish kit to be installed locally. We'll see - we've done three recalls now? Perhaps this one will be a permanent, if expensive, fix. We occasionally dry camp - didn't want to go the residential route.

Chris Pany

[Joel Weiss]

We installed a residential and the total cost was less than what Karl quoted for a replacement Norcold.  We don't dry camp and have been very happy with the huge increase in storage capability.

[Mel Griffin]

I have a 18' Kenmore frig, a lot of space, must run Genny for 2 hours every 5-6 hours

when on the road to keep the drinks cold, which is no problem.



Miami Mel

[Joel Weiss]

[quote author=]I have a 18' Kenmore frig, a lot of space, must run Genny for 2 hours every 5-6 hours

when on the road to keep the drinks cold, which is no problem.



Miami Mel[/quote]


I'm surprised you feel you have to run the genny that often while traveling.  We do run it when we want the A/C but normally we don't find a need for it.  With the engine running on a 5-7 hour day (and maybe even a hint of sunlight) we find the batteries showing hardly any discharge.  Our Samsun 18 cu ft runs fine off of the modified sine wave inverter which is a principal reason for selecting it.