We are off on Monday for the start of a 3 week tour, Saturday afternoon switched the fridge on 230v and nothing. Lit it on gas and ... nothing. It's the original fridge I guess as was superseded in 1993 (our Hymer is 1992) so doesn't owe anybody anything. It worked last year but not as well as we had hoped, guessed then that we would be looking for a new one before long.
Camping without a fridge is nowadays almost unimaginable, so trying to find a suitable replacement in a hurry that will more or less just slot in.
Have researched replacement lists, not all offer the same replacements and as the original RM275 is so old many of the replacements have been replaced too.
One list suggests the RM4261LM but can't find any listing for this model. Another list suggests RM4230 but these are just about gone and have been replaced themselves.
One dealer (Jacksons) has suggested the RM4230 is replaced by the RM5330, which is the wheel arch version (which we don't need). The flat rear panel model is the RM5380 which is what we think would work well for us . It does have an interior light which we didn't find we required, so are slightly tempted to find an earlier RM4230 as it may be simpler with less to go wrong?
Has anybody an opinion as to whether our choice will fit without too much alteration or any experience on replacing a fridge from the early 1990's S class Hymers.
If we can't sort this in a hurry we will cancel our trip, but have waited a long time for this to come around so would be a great shame.
Camping without a fridge is nowadays almost unimaginable, so trying to find a suitable replacement in a hurry that will more or less just slot in.
Have researched replacement lists, not all offer the same replacements and as the original RM275 is so old many of the replacements have been replaced too.
One list suggests the RM4261LM but can't find any listing for this model. Another list suggests RM4230 but these are just about gone and have been replaced themselves.
One dealer (Jacksons) has suggested the RM4230 is replaced by the RM5330, which is the wheel arch version (which we don't need). The flat rear panel model is the RM5380 which is what we think would work well for us . It does have an interior light which we didn't find we required, so are slightly tempted to find an earlier RM4230 as it may be simpler with less to go wrong?
Has anybody an opinion as to whether our choice will fit without too much alteration or any experience on replacing a fridge from the early 1990's S class Hymers.
If we can't sort this in a hurry we will cancel our trip, but have waited a long time for this to come around so would be a great shame.