Norcold 1200LRIM replacement advice, please...

[Larrygmoody]

Hi,

Our Norcold 1200LRIM is 20 years old and does not get cold enough. We're considering replacing it instead of repairing... but I have questions.

Are Norcold and Dometic my only options? We need a 12v/Propane unit.
Any dealers/service centers to avoid in the Las Vegas NV area?

Thanks!

Larry
'04 Gulfstream Scenic Cruiser
'97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition
'64 Short Brunette Lady who follows me around
no pets

 

[atrium]

Aloha

While I cannot answer your question, I did find the world experts on Norcold refrigerators. They are very, very nice and helpful.

DINOSAUR ELECTRONICS

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I cannot make a higher recommendation. They build replacement boards and much more.

This will serve you well.

God Bless
Dustin Rodgers

PS: I have a 2004 8411 Atrium, and it has served me so very well

 

[bharbison2500]

Hi,

Our Norcold 1200LRIM is 20 years old and does not get cold enough. We're considering replacing it instead of repairing... but I have questions.

Are Norcold and Dometic my only options? We need a 12v/Propane unit.
Any dealers/service centers to avoid in the Las Vegas NV area?

Thanks!

Larry
'04 Gulfstream Scenic Cruiser
'97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition
'64 Short Brunette Lady who follows me around
no pets

Hey Larry,
I replaced my Norcold in my 1999 Sun Voyager Bus with a Samsung 18cu ft. Residential refrigerator. The Samsung only uses 2.2amps while compressor is running and 0.3amps idle. Great for batteries.

 

[Dennis4809]

I also replaced my old refer with the 18cf Samsung. Way more capacity and as said above, very easy on the batteries. I installed a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter with a built in transfer switch. When we’re on shore power, it’s feed through the switch to the refer. When I disconnect from shore power, the inverter kicks in. Refer doesn’t know the difference. When we’re driving, the engine alternator recharges the house batteries to keep everything topped off. Only down side is that the ice cream is to hard to dip.

 

[Larrygmoody]

I also replaced my old refer with the 18cf Samsung. Way more capacity and as said above, very easy on the batteries. I installed a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter with a built in transfer switch. When we’re on shore power, it’s feed through the switch to the refer. When I disconnect from shore power, the inverter kicks in. Refer doesn’t know the difference. When we’re driving, the engine alternator recharges the house batteries to keep everything topped off. Only down side is that the ice cream is to hard to dip.

Do you have pictures of the installation and the inverter? Model numbers would be ideal. How well did the fridge fit? Did you have to 'customize' any trim?

 

[Larrygmoody]

Hey Larry,
I replaced my Norcold in my 1999 Sun Voyager Bus with a Samsung 18cu ft. Residential refrigerator. The Samsung only uses 2.2amps while compressor is running and 0.3amps idle. Great for batteries.

This sounds like the way to go. My only concern is staying at the beach or the dunes for a week. Will the fridge run down my batteries? At the dunes, we do run the generator a lot for the AC so it may not be an issue.

 

[Dennis4809]

Thought it was a 1,000 watt inverter but looks like it’s a 1,200 watt. Couple pics of the inverter and its installation, then one of the back of the refer. The cord plugged into the outlet runs to the inverter, then the refer is plugged into the cord coming from the inverter. When in shore power, the inverter auto transfer send the shore power to the refer. When I disconnect from shore power, the auto transfer senses it and the inverter kicks in and sends power to the refer seamlessly.

 

[Larrygmoody]

Thought it was a 1,000 watt inverter but looks like it’s a 1,200 watt. Couple pics of the inverter and its installation, then one of the back of the refer. The cord plugged into the outlet runs to the inverter, then the refer is plugged into the cord coming from the inverter. When in shore power, the inverter auto transfer send the shore power to the refer. When I disconnect from shore power, the auto transfer senses it and the inverter kicks in and sends power to the refer seamlessly.

Thank you very much! This is a great help!