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06-04-2018, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Home is Where WE PARK IT...
Posts: 6,059
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dc8cappie
Ok, who?
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See my post (#9)
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Retired truckdriver,
'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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06-05-2018, 05:59 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Palm Harbor, FL
Posts: 405
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saddlesore
See my post (#9)
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Oops, guess I should have put my glasses on! 
Didn’t know they made that unit!
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Earl
05 Meridian, 39K, 350 CAT. '13 F-150 4X4, Blue Ox Aventa LX, Roadmaster 9160, 2018 Honda GL1800 Goldwing Tour, USAF Retired.
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06-05-2018, 12:31 PM
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#18
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Home is Where WE PARK IT...
Posts: 6,059
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dc8cappie
Oops, guess I should have put my glasses on!
Didn’t know they made that unit! |
Hell..... I have to wear tri-focals...but my hindsight is 20-20
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Retired truckdriver,
'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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06-05-2018, 10:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 121
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary RVRoamer
Without meaning to bash the compressor conversion from JC, there is really little comparison between a residential fridge and the conversion job. The converted Norcold still cools only via chill plates in the back wall, just like the absorption cooling unit did. It has no forced air circulation inside, is not self-defrosting, and still has the same mediocre wall insulation. The converted unit pretty much eliminates the boiler problems/risks, but the fridge itself is still just a thin box with a cold plate lying against one side.
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I would agree and with a residential you get more SQ feet and for less money. If you want to get fancy and get ice and water in the door it's a couple of hundred more.
The conversion is a great option for those rigs that just don't have the space for a residential unit or someone that just doesn't want to change the look of their rig.
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05 Winnebago Vectra 36RD
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06-05-2018, 11:45 PM
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Home is Where WE PARK IT...
Posts: 6,059
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sandpsycho
I would agree and with a residential you get more SQ feet and for less money. If you want to get fancy and get ice and water in the door it's a couple of hundred more.
The conversion is a great option for those rigs that just don't have the space for a residential unit or someone that just doesn't want to change the look of their rig.
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Or do not want to re do the woodwork or.. have a fridge that is on top of their furnace so a standard residential will not easily fit...
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Retired truckdriver,
'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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07-09-2018, 05:46 AM
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#21
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 423
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Well I'm at Cruising America for my refrigerator install as well as some other work. Looks like they do a lot of work here. Looking forward to working with Kevin this week.
I'm a bit nervous as the work won't be just plug and play. This is my home now. 
I'll update when the work is done.
All the best.
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Rick & Sue
Now motor homeless, 2016 4x4 F-150 AF-1
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07-10-2018, 06:35 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 10
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Just had ours done by RV One in Elkhart IN. We went with the Samsung RF18. It was a tight fit but it’s in and they did a great job. Looks factory and the price was better than we expected.
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07-10-2018, 06:43 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
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How many battery do need for residentiel fridge ???
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National Dolphin 434 1994
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07-10-2018, 07:10 PM
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#24
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: ON THE ROAD...SOMEWHERE
Posts: 6,973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shrekchatou
How many battery do need for residentiel fridge ???
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Depends...
If you will boondock a lot and don't use a generator you will need more batteries than if you go from hook up to hook up 4 will be fine. We went 5 years with 4 lifeline 220 A/H batteries. We could get about a solid 6 hours before we needed to run the generator. However, we didn't really conserve electricity because we had a couple computers being charged and a DirecTV Genie DVR running. We also would have a couple TVs running for 1-2 hours of that 6 hours. If we shut down the satellite receiver and took a few other measures we could get 8 hours.
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Don, Sandee & GSD Zeus. Guardian GSDs Gunny (7/11/15) & Thor (5/5/15)
2006 2015 DSDP 4320 4369, FL Chassis, 2013 CR-V 2020 Jeep Overland, Blue Ox Avail, SMI AF1.
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07-10-2018, 07:38 PM
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#25
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Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 96
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I used Master tech in Elkhart they did a beautiful job they rebuilt the cabinetry around it stained it matched everything perfect you would be happy with them
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2009 beaver contessa 425hp. C9 cat,2012 jeep wangler ,missouri
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07-13-2018, 08:38 AM
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#26
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 423
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I'm back from Celina, Kevin Mallory and his crew did a great job for us. Unfortunately the RF18 Samsung would not fit in my 66" kitchen slide. Kevin found a nice Maytag locally that would fit, Still 18 Cu Ft but top freezer model, not French doors. Works great so far with sooo much more space. Ice cream is actually hard.Wood work is excellent and matches well.
Found a problem while installing new Trav'ler antenna with front TV so got a new one installed. Added quick connect for gas grill using gas line that was dedicated to the removed Norcold refrigerator. All work done in 3 days, one day ahead of schedule and within buget. 
Thanks to Kevin, Gary and crew! 
Thanks Gray B for the recommendation!
Cheers
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Rick & Sue
Now motor homeless, 2016 4x4 F-150 AF-1
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