Bill,
My M-in-L does have electricity, but has the gas fridge for some
reason. She lives on the East Coast, near New Bedford, MA, and was the
only one in her neighborhood with refrigeration after the 1954
hurricane.
RV Mobile builds complete new cooling units, which is the way I'd go if
the rest of the unit was in good shape. Dometic isn't the best about
providing parts for the older units, unfortunately. Witness the little
flint striker wheel, something that should sell for a couple of bucks at
most. They raised the price to $25.00, then made it unavailable.
Although you can rejuvinate it with a Dremel tool, bypassing Dometic in
favor of the piezo ignitor is a better deal anyway.
The baffle is just a piece of sheetmetal, something that could be
fabricated in a couple of minutes. The burner might be a bit more
problematic.
<<Jim>>
Bill Scott wrote:
>
> Jim, I agree, the mother in law always gets the good stuff. Do you
> mean she lives where there is no electricity? My first Dometic unit,
> had an OK, set of coils, but the burner and baffle in the flu were shot,
> and there was no replacement so they became junk. The guys in Seattle,
> at RV Wheels, in Fife rebuild old Dometics and old Norcolds, for about
> $600. I guess they perform adequately. Maybe someone out there that
> has had a rebuild will give us a report and testimonial.
>
> Bill Scott
> 61 Bambi, VAC & WBCCI #3221
> 1VP & Membership Chairman , WDCU
> http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc/
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