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Old 05-24-2019, 08:27 AM   #1
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Norcold Swap Info Sought

Ok, I know its here somewhere but unable to locate. I have a Mod N843IM single door unit in our coach. Does anyone know the residential equivalent?

Thanks in advance for the rely, Jake
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Old 05-24-2019, 07:43 PM   #2
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AJ Madison has the ability to search by size. Get the dimensions of your current refrigerator and see if you can find one that will work.

https://www.ajmadison.com/refrigerators/
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That model appears to be the same size as our ndr1062 59.875 tall by 23.75 wide. If that is the case I replaced ours with a Frigidaire FFET1022UV without making any modifications to the opening. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f103/spri...ml#post4727185
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Old 05-25-2019, 11:31 AM   #4
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There are several residential refrigerators that will fit your current opening with only minor mods. I decided on a Frigidaire FFTR1022QB which, once removing the doors, fit thru my door opening. (current model FFET1022UB)

I did a ton of research before replacing my Norcold RV refrigerator and this one came out #1 by far. If you plan to make the conversion, there are some issues.
1. These fridges are not built-ins and will require clearance for air circulation. The Frigidaire needs only an inch on either side, which is probably all you'll have anyway. The back only requires 2" clearance. Other brands wanted far more. Don't be tempted to skip that. They do call for 12" on top, which is impossible for a MH. Instead I installed fans (see #2 below).
2. Operating temperature. Other brands I looked at said their fridge wouldn't operate below 60 or above 90 degrees, and warned against using in a garage. No such restriction on the Frigidaire. Just keep it between 10 and 110 degrees, per the manual.
3. It fit my existing opening with only minor modification.

Installation:
1. I installed a separate 120v outlet on a switch so that I could easily turn the unit off when not needed without going outside to pull the plug (some units do not have an on/off switch).
2. I chose not to seal off the existing outside openings. I put a screen on the lower opening and installed 3ea. 12v fans in the upper vent to assure good air circulation. I used the 12v wiring from the old Norcold and put the fans on a separate switch.
3. In the back, I anchored the unit by putting 2 lag bolts through the bottom metal rails of the refrigerator into the flooring.
4. Inside, I attached (using 3m 3M Scotch 4910 VHB Tape 2 sided tape) 2 metal brackets to the top of the refrigerator and then screwed these to the wood above the refrigerator. I then trimmed around the perimeter of the fridge with black plastic L channel which I purchased from Display Products online ( Extrusions by Display Products Online). This can be purchased with the tape already attached.
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Old 05-26-2019, 09:59 AM   #5
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Ken, great article, thanks, Jake
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Old 05-26-2019, 01:41 PM   #6
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You might check out JC Refrigeration https://jc-refrigeration.com/ they make a 12 Volt DC compressor unit for the Norcold. I had one put in back in April. Draws 6.5 amps and it's holding the refrigerator a 38 degrees right now. No 110 converter needed, and the door latches still work.

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Hi, we have this Danby Fridge for 4 years now ,check it out at:

https://www.costco.ca/Danby-24-in.-S...100325105.html

( Fridge Magnets not included you have to collect them yourself)
very happy with it, been through California, Nevada , Arizona in 90+ degr. weather works great, start up 1.2 Amps running uses 85 watts (less than 4 light bulbs in the Bathroom)
should fit in your opening, hope it works for you.
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We have a Whirlpool that I installed 5 years ago. Here is a link to the thread I started to document my install. Unfortunately the pictures no longer due to the age of the thread but I have them if you want.

After 5 years of living with the fridge it sometimes seems to struggle to maintain temperature and this is not at times when it is real hot outside. I did not add cooling fans as mentioned by veraken which is probably a good idea and since I have the fans still from my old Norcold it will be simple to do.
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You might check out JC Refrigeration https://jc-refrigeration.com/ they make a 12 Volt DC compressor unit for the Norcold. I had one put in back in April. Draws 6.5 amps and it's holding the refrigerator a 38 degrees right now. No 110 converter needed, and the door latches still work.

Gary Leslie, MI 1997 Monaco Dynasty 32'
Ditto: I had the 12v JC unit installed last year and couldn't be happier. The unit converts your existing Norcold into a residential unit.
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Just to follow up further - this is what I used to get air circulation behind the fridge.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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