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Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #276974]

Wed, 29 April 2015 09:16

jtfred

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I can get a new cooling unit for my refrigerator for $450 + $95 shipping. How difficult is it to swap out the cooling units?

Thanks,

John Fredrikson
Fayetteville, GA
1978 Eleganza

John Fredrikson Grand Marais, MN 1978 Eleganza

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Re: Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #276996 is a reply to message #276974]

Wed, 29 April 2015 12:04

Matt Colie

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jtfred wrote on Wed, 29 April 2015 10:16

I can get a new cooling unit for my refrigerator for $450 + $95 shipping. How difficult is it to swap out the cooling units?

Thanks,

John Fredrikson

John,

If you had ever seen Leon from Fix Your Frige do it, you would know it is an big non-issue.
He took one in front of us all and pulled the cooling unit like a GI doing a field strip.
It went back together the same way.

Matt

Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

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Re: Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #276998 is a reply to message #276974]

Wed, 29 April 2015 12:50

Bob de Kruyff

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jtfred wrote on Wed, 29 April 2015 08:16

I can get a new cooling unit for my refrigerator for $450 + $95 shipping. How difficult is it to swap out the cooling units?

Thanks,

John Fredrikson
Fayetteville, GA
1978 Eleganza

There are You Tube videos that show it. When my Dometic died I decided to chuck the whole thing because other things like the control boards, etc could be next.

Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ

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Re: Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #277002 is a reply to message #276974]

Wed, 29 April 2015 14:18

jtfred

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Thanks. I hadn't thought to look on YouTube. I will check that out. I am leaning toward replacing the cooling unit to minimize cost. It will have a three year warranty and the rest of the refrigerator looks like it is in good shape.

If I go for it I will try to document it for the photo site. I couldn't find anything when I did my search.

Thanks again,

John

John Fredrikson Grand Marais, MN 1978 Eleganza

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Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #277024 is a reply to message #277002]

Wed, 29 April 2015 20:21

rallymaster

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if you replace the cooling unit, get one of the Amish new or rebuilt units.
Search Amish RV cooling unit
RonC

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Thanks. I hadn't thought to look on YouTube. I will check that out. I am leaning toward replacing the cooling unit to minimize cost. It will have a
three year warranty and the rest of the refrigerator looks like it is in good shape.

If I go for it I will try to document it for the photo site. I couldn't find anything when I did my search.

Thanks again,

John
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Fayetteville, GA
1978 Eleganza
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Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator - Repair or Replace? [message #277054 is a reply to message #277024]

Thu, 30 April 2015 09:21

Neil

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Pros and cons of DYI repair

http://campfridge.com/pros_and_cons_when_considering_19.html

Neil
76 Eleganza now sold
Los Angeles

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