| Re: [GMCnet] Norcold Refrigerator Repair [message #290787] |
Mon, 23 November 2015 13:24  |
Tom Whitton
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Paducah, KY
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A couple of months ago I asked for some advice on my Norcold model 663 3-way refrigerator that was not cooling right. I promised to share the experience of getting it repaired.
After some digging and advice from some of you, I learned a new refrigerator with similar, but not exact, dimensions was going to cost about $1,200. A new cooling unit for the old refrigerator was about $500 exchange, including cooling fans that attached to the cooling coils.
The outside and inside of my old refrigerator were still nice. It just didn't cool. The installation was so tight that a new fridge would require modifying the cabinets so I decided to go for the replacement cooling unit. Even using the old refrigerator, some of the cabinetry had to be disassembled to remove the fridge. The cooling unit, of course, is on the back of the refrigerator making it necessary to remove the refrigerator from its location in the coach. Because of the cabinet work, I wanted to do the job myself. So, I ordered a rebuilt cooling unit from RV Cooling Unit Warehouse in Memphis, TN. www.http://rvcoolingunit.com/ Easy to follow instructions come with the unit. You ship your old cooling unit back, freight pre-paid, in the same box the rebuilt unit came in.
In my case, the job took longer than it should have been because of the cabinets being tight, in the way and having to be disassembled. But, after getting the refrigerator out of the coach and on the floor of my garage it was an easy job to remove the old cooling unit and install the new one. The fridge is now back in its cubby hole and freezes and cools like new. There is a 3-year warranty on the cooling unit. I think I could have paid for an extended warranty but I decided against it. Since the old unit lasted over 20-years, hopefully this one will last as long as I need it. Replacing a cooling unit is a straight-forward job that any of us could do. In my case, saved about $700 over a new refrigerator in the process.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Tom Whitton
26 foot updated GMC
Paducah, KY
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