Rfidge Replacement (1 Viewer)

[Steveboy]

Fridge doom day has finally arrived, prompted I have to say by Leisureshopdirects very helpful exploded fridge diagrams. Yes I know exactly the spare bits I need but the price .... Arrrrgh!!!
I can't complain. I'm fulltime in a 10yr old Rapido 972m and the fridge has done excellent service but Electric cleaning spray and gently tapping solenoids with a hammer only works for so long.
Where do I go around Salisbury to get a replacement Dometic fridge?

 

[DavidG58]

Mines on order from Leisure Shop Direct, due to us tomorrow, best price I could find last week

List price is very scary, price paid is still bonkers compared to a home fridge, but a holiday with warm beer is no holiday


edit - not going to be in stock in many places, also new ones are pre hinged so order carefully they cant be swapped round

 

[dave newell]

Surely the parts to repair your existing fridge are going to be lots cheaper than a full replacement?

D.

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[Techno]

What model of fridge? I found Magnums of Grimsby cheapest by far.

Example £950
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My swap http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/dometic-fridge-upgrade-transplant.70885/

 

[PP Bear]

I feel your pain

I'd take the hit and replace it all. You could repair, but you'll know best and another 10 years of cool beer is a good excuse to spend the pennies

 

[Steveboy]

Surely the parts to repair your existing fridge are going to be lots cheaper than a full replacement?

D.

Yup. You're right Dave. The decision for me is - 10yr old fridge - repair yes but when & where do you call it a day against one big hit that solves the problem with the bonus of keeping the motorhome saleable. I'll think on it for a few more days. By the way, thanks everyone for input. Really helpful.

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[DavidG58]

What model of fridge? I found Magnums of Grimsby cheapest by far.

Example £950
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I found these, but they have no AES option, we have got used to that on ours

Nice thing about the newer models are the locking doors, changing mine as left door unlatched and it literally flew off its hinges

 

[Techno]

I got the 8505 for the same £950 just need to keep watching their stock
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/dometic-fridge-upgrade-transplant.70885/

AES

 

[DavidG58]

I got the 8505 for the same £950 just need to keep watching their stock
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Thanks Andy

Just re-read your changeover thread, our experience exactly matched your fears

Already ordered replacement as we go away next week, paid just over £1200 for 8555 with AES, includes delivery

But best bit is the locking doors, did you swap your décor panels over, or did your replacement come with black doors, they are now grey / silver, not sure how it will look and panels are not identical due to the revised lock

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[Techno]

It came black David. I drove there to collect it but it would have been better if I'd accepted delivery @£15 as I've since discovered that their courier and packing is first class and fast

 

[scotjimland]

List price is very scary, price paid is still bonkers compared to a home fridge,

yes they are.. but it's a lot more complex than a domestic compressor fridge which are made by the million in China.. for a huge World market.. cheap and simple to make..

Once upon a time a domestic fridge was a luxury item that only the rich could afford, my mother never had one until we had left home..

by comparison Dometic, a Swedish company, have a virtual monopoly and it's a tiny market compared to the domestic one.
Dometic also own these brands.. so no real competition

• WAECO
• Cruisair
• Condaria
• Marine Air
• SeaLand
• Mobicool

 

[Steveboy]

Done it. Bit the bullet & bought new off Magnums at £950. Fitting is gonna be fun!!
Anyone want / or is there any mileage in a good 6505 fridge which at present is working well but does need some TLC in form of relays & ignitor box?
I tell you one thing .... the grandchildrens chrissy pressies are going to suffer a little seasonal DEflation this year.

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[Techno]

Put it on ebay with an honest description and someone will want it.
I hope you checked on the Dometic website that it is a suitable replacement? dimensions are all important.

 

[Steveboy]

Thanks Techno. I'll do the e bay bit. Yes dimensions were checked out & all ok apart from depth which I can cope with by slightly modifying the furniture. However ... I am in no doubt that the dreaded 'unforseen' will at some point cause the usual scratching of head and the: "Why the hell did I do this?" to arise.

 

[Techno]

The Dometic recommend replacement for your 6505 is the 8505 and is 568mm deep front to back.
The example at magnums if you bought a 8551? is 623mm deep

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[Steveboy]

Yup thats right. 623 is to centre (ie - thickest part) of curved door. As i said, furniture mods will accommodate quite happily without undue restriction to central passageway.

 

[Techno]

I'd love to see the job in pictures

 

[Steveboy]

Oh ye of little faith!! When i get job done i'll post piccy's. Wont be for a while. Magnums holding fridge for me as i'm away for next 2 weeks.

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[Techno]

No I have faith. Just so many members do not post their accomplishments so I'm just geeing you up

 

[dave newell]

I may be interested in your old fridge if the price is right.
PM me please.
D.

 

[2657]

My 6505 in an 11 year old Hymer caravan has just dumped it's ammonia so is completely kaput as far as I am concerned. We are in Spain at the moment and using a small Mobicool for the next couple of weeks until we get to the fiver in Portugal then we have a few options.

See if the unit in the fiver will swap over and buy a domestic fridge/freezer for the fiver, probably in awning as it is now sited, but this would involve major faffing around.

Or I have sourced a domestic Candy fridge/freezer of exactly the right dimensions to fit in the Hymer which is available for around €250 in Spain/Portugal. We use the caravan for around 3 months of the year and exclusively on sites so do not need the gas function and could possibly use an inverter to use 12v when towing. My pickup was never wired for auxiliary connection to a trailer,even the auxiliary to the fiver has not been wired for a 12v feed.

Or contact Camperserve in Portugal and get a price for repair of present unit, as I have seen complete cooling units for other models at anything from £150 to £350 I do not think this will be a practical option.

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