Replacement of refrigerator in 2000 Newmar

[Flash7481]

After 22 years of great service in our RV our refrigerator will need to be replaced soon. Looking for ideas about the best refrigerator replacement. Any thoughts will be appreciated.

[wildebill308]

I would be looking at a residential type.

Bill 

[rls7201]

Has it just quit working? Is the box good? If you were happy with what you had, maybe a new cooling unit will work for you.
If you spend much time off grid, then a residential refrigerator will require a larger battery bank, more solar and more wiring.

 

Richard

[Flash7481]

Thanks I got a new control board and added a small fan to move some air. Seems to do well now. We’ll see! 

[jbwilliams25]

Residential or JC Refrigeration (Amish) for an upgrade to the LP / electric.  My 2022 Norcold LP/Electric refrigerator was running from 20° To 72° Depending on the outside temperature and if the outside of our Grand Design faced the sun. After six months of trial and error, Norcold finally authorized the replacement of the cooling unit. Putting in extra fans. Norcold LP/Electric - NEVER AGAIN!

[rayin]

There are several things one can do to improve operation of an absorption refrigerator. My  Norcold 1200LRIM is a 1999 model and still running great. Residential refrigerators have been used by RV mfgrs. long enough now that we are seeing failures being discussed with them too.

The first thing with an absorption (any actually) refrigerator is to adhere to the mfgrs. annual maintenance schedule. They have a much slower recovery-rate than a compressor refrigerator, which means little things are more important, like maintaining the seals, cleaning the heating chamber annually, not holding the doors open while deciding what it desired, keeping the "chimney" clean, vents clear, etc.