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General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: Orman Claxton on September 29, 2012, 03:26:33 PM
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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 8)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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[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.