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The Dometic RC 1140-1 Fridge on my 2001 California Event has died :-(
I'll post the full story of my attempts to find a new one, but in the meantime, does anyone have any experience of fitting the Vitrifrigio TL43 as a replacement?
The size is right, except the TL43 is 20mm taller, which should be compensated for by the thinner lid, or a bit fo carpentery.
It is clear it will not integrate with the control panel, but can be operated independently, as long as it has a 12V supply. It even has silent night mode
My options so far:
1) repair the current one, which means fitting a new internal coolant array inside of the fridge (like the RC 1140 earlier model)
2) source a new one
3) fit a TL43
4) fit another type of fridge in the cupboard (absolutely the last resource)
or, is it even conceivable to fit a T5/T6 Cali fridge? I would think the control unit integration would be a stumbling block.
Any help would be most welcome.
When I get it resolved, I may have a compressor, and control unit (which is the part that usually fails).
I'll post the full story of my attempts to find a new one, but in the meantime, does anyone have any experience of fitting the Vitrifrigio TL43 as a replacement?
The size is right, except the TL43 is 20mm taller, which should be compensated for by the thinner lid, or a bit fo carpentery.
It is clear it will not integrate with the control panel, but can be operated independently, as long as it has a 12V supply. It even has silent night mode
My options so far:
1) repair the current one, which means fitting a new internal coolant array inside of the fridge (like the RC 1140 earlier model)
2) source a new one
3) fit a TL43
4) fit another type of fridge in the cupboard (absolutely the last resource)
or, is it even conceivable to fit a T5/T6 Cali fridge? I would think the control unit integration would be a stumbling block.
Any help would be most welcome.
When I get it resolved, I may have a compressor, and control unit (which is the part that usually fails).
