Hey Phil,..........On these old Dometic refrigerators,.........I am just going by what the Dometic tech reps have said, at the International rallies. Maybe that is the standard line, so they can get off the hook and sell you a new box. I think all the bouncing and vibrations of miles and miles of RV travel, have a tendency to "shake" the life out of these old boxes. On the other hand, if the frig is well cared for , and only used in a level attitude, that boiler and chemical cycle, heated by LP, or the electric element, should last for well over 15 years. On the last two old boxes I have replaced,.......I just ran out of patience, and bought new ones. Bill Scott 61 Bambi, VAC & WBCCI #3221 1VP & Membership Chairman , WDCU http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc/
I have a 61 a/s with original old style Dometic refrigerator, it works great. There are 3 other trailers belonging to family members, 2- 74 Argosys and a 72 a/s with original refrigerators that work fine. It has always been a big thing to not run the refrig. off level. I have heard Bill as well as others say that an amonia type refrig. will only last 10 years or so. Are people using them off level, or what is causing this. Another thing I have heard is that you should leave these units running all of the time. The units mentioned above were not left running when the trailers were in storage. I would like to know other thoughts and experiences on this subject. Phil ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
