thebiker Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 i have an american rv fitted with a norcold 2 way fridge freezer unfortunately it has stopped working and i am told that due to the gas used ie ammonia it cannot be recharged. checking on ebay for a direct replacement i was suprised to see they price at a grand plus! i was wondering therefore what are the pros and cons in fitting a 240 only domestic fridge freezer instead as i can get them for around £300 or should i be patient in the hopes that a decent seconhand norcold or similar one may appear?or should i consider downsizing to a european sized one? any advice would be much appricated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 is it an absorption fridge...probably better of changing it to a european model found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJ8Mmu_oLY http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/NorcoldIncRefrigerators/tabid/195/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Are you sure it needs regassing? Many years ago we had one at home and would 'fix' it by turning it over, as per this link. http://www.refrigeration-engineer.com/forums/showthread.php?3018-absorption-refrigerator-recharging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocro Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 It is not practicable to re-gas an absorption fridge due to the nature of the ammonia coolant.Are you sure that it needs re gassing, we had an absorbent fridge at work,when it developed a leak the reek of ammonia was overpowering.I think you should persevere with the inversion therapy for a few ours before chucking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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