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07-30-2015, 06:27 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Weston, Fl.
Posts: 916
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Nasty smell
Got up this morning to a nasty smell and a warm Dometic refrigerator. All the lights on the control panel were looking normal. Took the vent cover off the side of motor home and saw the dreaded yellow film around the bottom of the burner can with some nasty looking yellow jell like liquid under the burner can. Should I just bite the bullet and get a new refer or use my insurance with a large deductible to get this NDR1062 repaired? What would you do. 13 years old but worked great until today.
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07-30-2015, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: AB
Posts: 7,587
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Oh My! This is one of the things I dread dealing with. My insurance company (Me) would just go buy a new fridge. Replacing it with a residential has crossed my mind but I'm not sure I want to go for the other added expense of Inverter, Batteries etc. so it would be a direct replacement. Nothing lasts forever. 
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07-30-2015, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oklahoma
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Your refrigerant line has cracked. Dometic has a recall on 1997-2008 Dometic refrig. If it is showing yellow color by the burner turn your propane to the frig off or you could get a fire and burn your motorhome up.
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07-30-2015, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Fleetwood Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: North East Florida
Posts: 2,028
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If it were me I would go residential because I have room for 2 more batteries and we seldom stay without hook-ups. Plus everyone tells me they cool down much faster
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Cummins L-9 450 HP
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07-30-2015, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Warren, Oregon
Posts: 2,560
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RR frig is the only way to go. Had mine going on 3 years and it has been on the inverter all that time. Just turn off ice maker when on the road and dry camping. We have 4 (6v batteries) and they will last around 10hrs, when they get down to 12.2v then start the gen set for 2hrs.
2 stroker
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07-30-2015, 10:19 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Posts: 586
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I installed a residential fridge with extra batteries and inverter in my 1991 Holiday Rambler and have worshiped it since day 1. Then I updated to a 2000 Newmar and the one thing I really miss is my residential fridge. However, the Dometic RV fridge in my Newmar is only 2 years old and they had to remove a window to install it, so I'll probably just live with it.
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07-30-2015, 10:28 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Clovis, CA, USA
Posts: 13,149
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What kind of insurance do you have that covers a refrigerator failure?
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07-31-2015, 03:35 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arch Hoagland
What kind of insurance do you have that covers a refrigerator failure?
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Most would call it "extended warranty"...
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07-31-2015, 05:22 AM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 613
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calhyatt
Got up this morning to a nasty smell and a warm Dometic refrigerator. All the lights on the control panel were looking normal. Took the vent cover off the side of motor home and saw the dreaded yellow film around the bottom of the burner can with some nasty looking yellow jell like liquid under the burner can. Should I just bite the bullet and get a new refer or use my insurance with a large deductible to get this NDR1062 repaired? What would you do. 13 years old but worked great until today.
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If your near Colorado. I have a 4 door nor cold that I took out of my coach when I put in my RR.
I would give it to you.
I love my residential refrigerator!
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07-31-2015, 05:25 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,061
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OP lives in FL.
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07-31-2015, 05:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Gulf Coast, Alabama
Posts: 2,450
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alpha99
OP lives in FL.
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Depending on the money saved, that could be considered to be "near".
Maybe it's time for a road trip!!
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2003 American Eagle, 59K miles
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07-31-2015, 06:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Conway, SC
Posts: 2,557
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When my Dometic died I told my ESP I wanted a residential. They said go for it. One of the best mods we've ever done.
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07-31-2015, 10:45 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Weston, Fl.
Posts: 916
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arch Hoagland
What kind of insurance do you have that covers a refrigerator failure?
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Hi Arch, we have an extended service plan thru Good SAMs. 500$ deductible. Covers most of my motor home items, engine, chassis and such.
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2003 Newmar Kountry Star 3905, Freightliner XC chassis with CAT 330. Winnie the black lab, pretty Airbus captain wife, retired airline pilot with 11 grandkids. UH-1 pilot (Huey) U.S. Army 1967-1983. RVN 68-69. Northern Idaho my summer home.
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07-31-2015, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Weston, Fl.
Posts: 916
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WesinRockies
If your near Colorado. I have a 4 door nor cold that I took out of my coach when I put in my RR.
I would give it to you.
I love my residential refrigerator!
Sent from my iPhone using iRV2 - RV Forum
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Thanks for the generous offer. We only have a single door Dometic.
Summer in Northern Idaho.
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2003 Newmar Kountry Star 3905, Freightliner XC chassis with CAT 330. Winnie the black lab, pretty Airbus captain wife, retired airline pilot with 11 grandkids. UH-1 pilot (Huey) U.S. Army 1967-1983. RVN 68-69. Northern Idaho my summer home.
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