Residential refrigerator in Newmar 2901

[Woodsguy]

Has anybody tried to replace their Norcold 6 or 8 cu ft refrigerator with a residential 10 cu. ft. or smaller refrigerator?
It seems there are a number of smaller fridges that may fit and then smaller gassers would have the benefit of a residential refrigerator.
Thanks for any information.
Woodsguy

[UncleBilly]

Cheapest route is look for "Dorm" room size fridges at Lowes or Home Depot. They are out there in 10 cf range. When my 20yr old Dometic died I didn't want to buy the same crap. Found a few Marine fridges that use a compressor and run off 12 vdc. Look up Vitrifrigo and Nova Kool. Both have many options. They aren't cheap, but they just work and they won't catch fire! I got the NovaKool 9000 😜👍🏻👍🏻


1996 Country Coach Intrigue 😜

[joes2901]

I discovered the 10 cuft Norcold w/icemaker fit in the same cut out as the 8' fridge and was the base model in the Dutch Star. I asked for and Newmar installed it on my order. It has been reliable, cold and trouble free, and runs at 33-36 degrees at the 5 temp setting and keeps ice cream hard. It could be an easier replacement since you have the gas line and vent on the wall allready.