sgreensides1 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hi everyone.Does anyone have experience of converting / upgrading this fridge from manual power selection to automatic? It would be ideal if the fridge just flipped from one source to another as they become available.I used the Thetford website contact form some 3 weeks ago to ask their help and got a standard reply "Your custom is important to us and we will respond in 5 working days"I contacted Lunar (our Motorhome) and they told me to go to an after market specialist.So, hoping you can help.RegardsSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 It used to be possible to (expensively) retro-fit an 'automatic energy selection’ system to certain Dometic fridges, but I’m not aware that Thetford has ever offered that capability for their appliances. One reason it was relatively straightforward to carry out the Dometic conversion was that the fridges’ controls were much the same for manual and automatic models. However, I believe the Thetford N100 was only marked in manual-selection format and its control-panel is unique to the model. So, even if were technically possible to ‘automate’ an N100’s electronics, I can’t see how you’d operate the fridge once converted. I suggest you forget it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKen1 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 As Derek says its possible to change the control panel on the Dometic range from Manual to Auto for about 150 pounds. If you look at this site below there is a Thetford N100 with SES (Smart Energy Selection ) Model mentioned but cant see any diagrams ,you may have to do a bit more research on the web or speak to Leisure Shop Direct for more Info ....your model has now been superseded with N3100 anyway. http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan/cooling/thetford_fridge_and_spare_parts/thetford_n100_fridge__spare_parts.aspx Good hunting Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Brian is correct (and I was wrong). Evidently there were 3 versions of the N100 fridge referred to as N100-MEC, N100-EES and N100-SES http://www.leisurespares.co.uk/stock/Thetford/N80-to-N110-fridges/ The 3-letter designators are explained here http://www.swift-owners-club.com/support/oem-handbooks/thetford/troubleshooting-fridges.pdf The fridge’s control-panel layout will differ according to the specific N100 version involved http://www.thecaravanspecialists.co.uk/fridges-and-spares/thetford-fridge-spares/thetford-n100-spares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just wanted to say 'Hi' to Steve ... I'm just down the road from you in Cottingham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just wanted to say 'Hi' to Steve ... I'm just down the road from you in Cottingham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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