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Thu, 30 July 2015 04:28  |
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John Heslinga
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Wanted. Refridgerator Options PLEASE.
Oh Crap! My refrigerator For my TZE just went onto a 3 day death throw. Its a Norcold 778. (3 way fridge) it has plenty of heat in both 120 and gas and no cooling. Therefore it must be in need of a cooling unit.
It seems that my options are:
1 - Buy Replacement fridge at the RV Dealer
2 - Have Dealer Replace Cooling Unit
3 - Do a Coolng Unit replacement myself.
4 - Buy a used Fridge
Does Anyone in Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Western California (Bay Area, LA area, San Diego area) have an afordable option for me.
(Cooling Unit, Used Fridge, new Fridge)
Im headed that direction with a utility trailer and can pick up. The Canadian Dollar stinks right now so that will be a concideration
Im willing to change out the cooling unit if I can find one that Does not need to be shipped to Canada or if the core charge is cheap enough. (I can pick it up during my trip) hopefully it would be a good quality (i don't know what products are concidered good) (I also do not know where to buy one along my route)
Ill also be stopping into some of the mass marketers along the way (Any suggestions for good ones that I should check out would also be appreciated)
By the way. I know miguel and jim K (I'll be stopping in to see them)
Thanks
John and Cathie Heslinga
1974 Canyonlands 260
455, Manny tranny and 1 ton, 3:70 LS,
Red Seal Journeyman, DTE, BEd. MEd.
Edmonton, Alberta
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| Re: Fridge options help [message #283511 is a reply to message #283508] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 06:00  |
Rick Williams
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John
The most economical is to replace the cooling unit yourself. It is not a difficult job and requires no special tools. It probably takes longer to remove and reinstall the frig than it does to change the cooling unit. Your challenge will be to find the best deal on a cooling unit. You can buy a new cooling unit but it approaches the cost of a new frig. There are a lot of places selling rebuilt units but there are differences in how good of a job they do. They have to be flushed well to remove all old material and some rebuilders are better than others. There is a place in Indiana that has been good. Someone here will chime in with his name.
Rick
Rick Williams
Bliss, Michigan
1978 Eleganza II
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| Re: Fridge options help [message #283515 is a reply to message #283508] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 06:33 |
Beach Coach
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Registered: December 2011
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John, there may be another option available to repair your fridge. The method is called "burping " which involves removing the fridge and turning it over once a day for five days. To clarify day one the fridge is upside down, day two the fridge is upright, day three the fridge is upside down, day four the fridge is upright, day five the fridge is upside down.
This past Monday we started this "burping" method on the fridge in our Glenbrook. We should know on the weekend if this was successful.
We will keep you updated.
Hugh, Nova Scotia
hugh MacDougall
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
1975 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fridge options help [message #283518 is a reply to message #283515] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 07:27 |
Bruce Hart
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Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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Found on Google:
http://atcoamerica.com/contact.html
On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Beach Coach wrote:
> John, there may be another option available to repair your fridge. The
> method is called "burping " which involves removing the fridge and turning
> it
> over once a day for five days. To clarify day one the fridge is upside
> down, day two the fridge is upright, day three the fridge is upside down,
> day
> four the fridge is upright, day five the fridge is upside down.
>
> This past Monday we started this "burping" method on the fridge in our
> Glenbrook. We should know on the weekend if this was successful.
>
> We will keep you updated.
>
> Hugh, Nova Scotia
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> Hugh MacDougall
> Antigonish, Nova Scotia
> 1978 Palm Beach
> 1977 Transmode
> 1976 Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fridge options help [message #283523 is a reply to message #283508] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 08:43 |
James Hupy
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John, stop at RV parts outlet in Tigard, Or. Just off I -5 south of
portland. They will have an exact sized replacement Dometic rv refrigerator
to replace that NO_COLD. WARNING: if you install a norcold In a GMC, they
will void your warranty. There is no way to install one correctly
according to norcold in the space available in a GMC. TRUST ME. BEEN THERE,
DONE THAT, GOT THE SCARS TO PROVE IT.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 404
On Jul 30, 2015 2:28 AM, "John Heslinga" wrote:
> Wanted. Refridgerator Options PLEASE.
>
> Oh Crap! My refrigerator For my TZE just went onto a 3 day death throw.
> Its a Norcold 778. (3 way fridge) it has plenty of heat in both 120 and gas
> and no cooling. Therefore it must be in need of a cooling unit.
>
>
>
> It seems that my options are:
> 1 - Buy Replacement fridge at the RV Dealer
> 2 - Have Dealer Replace Cooling Unit
> 3 - Do a Coolng Unit replacement myself.
> 4 - Buy a used Fridge
>
> Does Anyone in Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Western California (Bay Area,
> LA area, San Diego area) have an afordable option for me.
> (Cooling Unit, Used Fridge, new Fridge)
>
> Im headed that direction with a utility trailer and can pick up. The
> Canadian Dollar stinks right now so that will be a concideration
>
> Im willing to change out the cooling unit if I can find one that Does not
> need to be shipped to Canada or if the core charge is cheap enough. (I can
> pick it up during my trip) hopefully it would be a good quality (i don't
> know what products are concidered good) (I also do not know where to buy
> one along my route)
>
> Ill also be stopping into some of the mass marketers along the way (Any
> suggestions for good ones that I should check out would also be appreciated)
>
> By the way. I know miguel and jim K (I'll be stopping in to see them)
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> John and Cathie Heslinga
> 1974 Canyonlands 260
> 455, Manny tranny and 1 ton, 3:70 LS,
> Red Seal Journeyman, DTE, BEd. MEd.
> Edmonton, Alberta
>
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| Re: Fridge options help [message #283531 is a reply to message #283515] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 10:17 |
Erv Troyer
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Location: Lagrange, IN
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I used to work for Dometic Tech Service in the mid-80's. At that time they were telling service personell in their seminars that "burping" was a waste of time and effort - it used to work years ago on some early cooling unit designs, and the story about doing this just kept being repeated by people through the years. If a cooling unit is "vapor locked" the same thing can be accomplished by making sure the unit is properly leveled, then shutting it off for 24 hours. All the liquids will find their correct levels by then.
I wrote a service bulletin on the procedure to check out a fridge. Basically it said to remove the fridge from the cabinet (eliminates any venting problems), then install a known good 120 volt element with the proper wattage rating, connect 120 volts directly to the element leads (bypasses any problems in the thermostat and other electrical circuits), then check the operation after 8 hours or so. There were some guidelines on what temperatures to expect inside, and what the coils on the back should feel like. (I wrote the bulletin, but that was 30 years ago - and I didn't memorize it) 
Beach Coach wrote on Thu, 30 July 2015 06:33John, there may be another option available to repair your fridge. The method is called "burping " which involves removing the fridge and turning it over once a day for five days. To clarify day one the fridge is upside down, day two the fridge is upright, day three the fridge is upside down, day four the fridge is upright, day five the fridge is upside down.
This past Monday we started this "burping" method on the fridge in our Glenbrook. We should know on the weekend if this was successful.
We will keep you updated.
Hugh, Nova Scotia
Erv Troyer Lagrange, IN
74 Sequoia
reo43@aol.com
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| Re: Fridge options help [message #283545 is a reply to message #283508] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 14:02 |
trapper
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Registered: April 2015
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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I spent well over a month looking for a used replacement fridge in Canada... didn't have any luck....
75 Glenbrook
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| Re: Fridge options help [message #283575 is a reply to message #283508] |
Thu, 30 July 2015 20:53 |
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JShot
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Location: NW Ohio
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John,
Call Leon at http://fixyourfridge.com/ and ask him about shipping you a replacement cooling unit. We were just over at his place last Friday when he put in a BRAND NEW Dometic in Ray and Barb' Gall's coach. Cost was a little over $700. He has rebuilt and new cooling units. He replaced the CU on ours about 5 years ago, and it still works beautifully.
John
John Shotwell
Ridgeville Corners, OH
78 Royale Center Kitchen
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