norcold not cold

Started by dieseldoc, June 28, 2011, 10:46 PM

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dieseldoc

my norcold 778eg3 gets hot on the inside when I turn it on.Would it help tp burp it or should I start looking for a replacement?

Oz

It's kind of a pain to take it out burp it and put it back in to see if that's the problem but, if it works, you've saved yourself some cash.  I was hesitant about doing it with the one I put in the Chariot since it had sat for about 8 years unused.  It took three days of turning but, in the end, it cleared and worked excellent.
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tiinytina

it is a royal pain to burp but may work. The Ammonium perchlorate in the system settles out of solution and burping basically mixes it back in... There are a couple places that will rehab the cooling system (think you can find them in the resources section)....  A new dual fridge runs around $1k... and to get our old fridge out of the RV required removing the door and its entire framing because it was obviously put in before the walls went up...

Tina
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jkilbert

"burping" the fridge can clear the system to get it working again. if that doesn't work you have a couple options to use. you can buy new at over $1000, you can buy a rebuilt unit for about $600 or buy a rebuilt cooling unit that you install yourself for about $400. or you can go non -rv and buy the $50 dorm fridge.  the Sibir fridge that was in my coach was not rebuildable so i opted for the rebuilt unit. i also went with a larger fridge with a separate freezer. i bought mine from RV Refrigeration Services. they were excellent to deal with
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