Tec tower fridge has failed, need new or repair? (1 Viewer)

[DavidG58]

I think the oven one will be far too small.

But it is only a hole in the roof, nothing connected to it and we still have the two wall vents

Will do some research into the size Dometic suggest

 

[Chris]

Just saying but my old Autotrail had a perfectly good oven which wasn’t in a silly tower with an oven at the top

 

[DavidG58]

This sort of sums up Dometic

Technical spec for roof vent only gives a parcel size

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[DavidG58]

Just saying but my old Autotrail had a perfectly good oven which wasn’t in a silly tower with an oven at the top

and it was so good you couldn't wait to use it every weekend and you will keep it for ever

just saying

 

[Chris]

and it was so good you couldn't wait to use it every weekend and you will keep it for ever

just saying

It would have been easy to replace though.

We had a ridiculous tower arrangement in our previous Burstner.

My initial reaction at seeing it was that the Germans were taking the piss.

 

[DavidG58]

It would have been easy to replace though.

We had a ridiculous tower arrangement in our previous Burstner.

My initial reaction at seeing it was that the Germans were taking the piss.

classic design error IMO made to look good not use

and as for the price of these things

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[Sundowners]

No oven, look at a Ramoska if you don't already have one. I know they are 240v, but with an inverter, they work brilliantly. Can't fault ours (the large one), we now use it as much as we do the gas oven.

 

[Lenny HB]

This sort of sums up Dometic

Technical spec for roof vent only gives a parcel size

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Try harder young man.

 

[DavidG58]

Try harder young man.

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Thanks Lenny

I did think that by opening the technical page for the vent I might have found what you now have

My logic for now is going to be that as we already have the two side vents fitted and will be gaining the extra roof vent when the oven is removed, that we will hopefully not need that full size vent, it would be different if fitting that instead of the side vents

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[DavidG58]

No oven, look at a Ramoska if you don't already have one. I know they are 240v, but with an inverter, they work brilliantly. Can't fault ours (the large one), we now use it as much as we do the gas oven.

we don't have a Ramoska, but also don't have a big enough invertor to run one (although I haven't confirmed the power requirement yet) I did check the halogen options and they seem to be 1300W for one with decent reviews, I suspect that an inverter upgrade will be on the cards when I have saved up again

The Kampa option for now seems to tick enough boxes, particularly price, as the fridge freezer is already expensive enough

It can stay in the garage when not in use and needs no further work as it runs off gas cartridges that we already have

 

[Lenny HB]

My logic for now is going to be that as we already have the two side vents fitted and will be gaining the extra roof vent when the oven is removed, that we will hopefully not need that full size vent, it would be different if fitting that instead of the side vents

May work if you fit a fan under the roof vent but if it's like our oven the vent is only about 60mm dia.,which I would think is far too small.

 

[Sundowners]

I see where you are coming from, but for anyone else interested the small Remoska is 480 w and the large 580 w. We cook whilst driving, the dinner (sometimes a full roast) is ready for when you stop.

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[DavidG58]

I see where you are coming from, but for anyone else interested the small Remoska is 480 w and the large 580 w. We cook whilst driving, the dinner (sometimes a full roast) is ready for when you stop.

That is now much more appealing as we have a 600W inverter already fitted

I have read a few threads where these or similar devices are used while on the move and I do like that idea, then get the gas cooker out for fresh bread

just off to check prices of the small one

 

[DavidG58]

May work if you fit a fan under the roof vent but if it's like our oven the vent is only about 60mm dia.,which I would think is far too small.

Many thanks Lenny

I now need to go home and check my existing vent positions, if they comply to the 1300mm minimum then the roof vent will simply be an extra vent so should be good enough, if the top vent is too low I will need to reconsider, either with a larger vent or hopefully a fan

Just agreed to buy the large fridge freezer now, so will have to make it work

Or look out for a random over sized fridge appearing in classified

Looks like we will also be carrying 2 ovens, Remoska and the Kampa one for gas , cant ever see us downsizing

 

[funflair]

Thanks Lenny

I did think that by opening the technical page for the vent I might have found what you now have

My logic for now is going to be that as we already have the two side vents fitted and will be gaining the extra roof vent when the oven is removed, that we will hopefully not need that full size vent, it would be different if fitting that instead of the side vents

You might find you need to block off the top side vent to make the chimney effect clear air right from the bottom vent up without short circuiting.

Martin

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[Sundowners]

That is now much more appealing as we have a 600W inverter already fitted

I have read a few threads where these or similar devices are used while on the move and I do like that idea, then get the gas cooker out for fresh bread
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Why not cook the bread in the remoska ????

 

[DavidG58]

why not cook the bread in Ramoska

still checking spec, didn't know you could, but Bev is now in charge of that side of things and I am not interfering further

we will almost certainly now end up with one of each, the gas oven if nothing else will go with her on guide camps

 

[DavidG58]

You might find you need to block off the top side vent to make the chimney effect clear air right from the bottom vent up without short circuiting.

Martin

or I guess I block off the roof vent, if the side vent is already high enough

a bit of measuring required, at least that is simple enough for me

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[DavidG58]

well the vents are more than far enough apart, 1480mm when minimum needs to be 1300mm so all looking good

not sure whether to block the roof vent or leave for extra ventilation, will see how easy it is to access when fridge is changed, if not easy to get back to afterwards I might just block it off

picking fridge freezer up tomorrow to be fitted next week hopefully

ordered the portable gas oven option for occasional use, will be researching the Remoska spec and options over the weekend, the main use for our oven has been part baked bread, I am sure we can avoid the need for that, I really think we will not miss the oven, although I do like garlic or cheese flatbreads so may need to reconsider

one thing I will not miss is black at back, raw at front cooking , I know some love their tec tower ovens, I am just not impressed with the performance of ours

 

[Sundowners]

If you decide to buy a Remoska, buy direct from Remoska not Lakeland, it's half the price.

They cook part baked bread lovely too.

 

[TheBig1]

all this talk of new fridges costing silly money, just madness. A friend of mine had his fridge repaired and re-gassed in Morocco for very little money. surely a proper old fashioned fridge engineer could do the same? it's not that complicated

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[DavidG58]

all this talk of new fridges costing silly money, just madness. A friend of mine had his fridge repaired and re-gassed in Morocco for very little money. surely a proper old fashioned fridge engineer could do the same? it's not that complicated

If mine didn't have so many other issues, design faults and damage, I would also pursue the repair options

 

[DavidG58]

We now have 2 fridge freezers in one MH, technically we have been in pretty much the same place about 4 years ago when the Michael Caine door event first happened

This is where we are now, fridge in MH awaiting the assistance of our favourite Mr Fix it @Terry

I see plenty of tonic space without compromising beer room, might even allow Bev some white wine room

Then this also turned up today

I am slightly concerned by the use outside only sticker on the roof but can’t really see any difference to a built in oven, other than the built in vent maybe

So maybe an open window and new batteries in the CO monitor

Remoska research still on going, I suspect we will also be the proud owners of one of their low wattage versions next week

 

[Kim H]

What's the catch like on the new fridge David? Is it more robust than the last?

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[DavidG58]

What's the catch like on the new fridge David? Is it more robust than the last?

Although still plastic they are proper catches, with effective auto lock, in that when closed you press a button to release every time

certainly no silly slide thingie

 

[peterc10]

Although still plastic they are proper catches, with effective auto lock, in that when closed you press a button to release every time

certainly no silly slide thingie

Same catch as is on ours David. Do you know that you can slide out the catch on the body of the fridge so that it will lock the door with a ventilation gap when the fridge is switched off.

 

[DavidG58]

Same catch as is on ours David. Do you know that you can slide out the catch on the body of the fridge so that it will lock the door with a ventilation gap when the fridge is switched off.

Thanks Peter

I will have a look at that when fitted, although we never turn the fridge off, permanent hook up at home, it makes a useful spare fridge / freezer on the drive

I really like the look of the lower chilled drawer section, fans push air from top to bottom sections, designed for bottles to stand upright in, which makes great sense to keep the weight off the door, particularly useful with our fairly heavy tonic water consumption

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[Kim H]

I know it's a bit off topic, but did you replace your sink top, or have you still got the plastic one? If so, how's it performing? We've taken templates of ours, just in case.

 

[DavidG58]

I know it's a bit off topic, but did you replace your sink top, or have you still got the plastic one? If so, how's it performing? We've taken templates of ours, just in case.

still on the perspex one, I think we will probably pursue the option for the one you know about, as the worktop on ours has also split where a piece of glass got behind the drainer sink hinge, Hymer want £1500 just for that without the glass, that they no longer supply

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Same catch as is on ours David. Do you know that you can slide out the catch on the body of the fridge so that it will lock the door with a ventilation gap when the fridge is switched off.

Thanks Peter

I will have a look at that when fitted, although we never turn the fridge off, permanent hook up at home, it makes a useful spare fridge / freezer on the drive

I really like the look of the lower chilled drawer section, fans push air from top to bottom, designed for bottles to stand upright in, which makes great sense to keep the weight off the door, particularly useful with our fairly heavy tonic water consumption

The previous owners of mine had a rubber “button” fixed to the bottom of the fridge so that the main door catches on it and makes a secondary friction catch as well as the normal push button one

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