Bruce & Forest -
Interesting info on Norcold. I've never run
my '03 EVC Norcold on LP since I checked at
dealer. It does ok on DC, & great on AC. Pre-
cooling before a trip, &/or starting with
several frozen water bottles keeps food cool
without much run time the first day +. I
also added a grid, which keeps everything
off of the bottom, allowing air circulation
+ keeping things out of condensation puddles.
I like the little DC fan mentioned here
recently.
Some add the high altitude mod. Would this
extra vent help when doing a 'vacuum + blow'
cleaning? If so, the mod may be worth it, if
it is still available.
Norcold is difficult to deal with. I made a
point of NOT telling them I had a VW Camper
when I phoned them twice. I spent a long
time on phone each time, trying to buy
plug-in AC & DC cords for a Norcold AC-DC
chest style Freezer-Cooler. They referred
me to a local RV dealer that not only didn't
stock the cords, but they had never even
seen the Norcold portable units - "but they
would be happy to order - - -"
I called Norcold again, & told them I just
wanted to know polarity of the 2 DC pins.
They refused to give it verbally, via fax,
email, or refer me to anyone who could help.
I had to take the 70# unit apart & trace
circuit.
The Freezer-Cooler works great, & you only
have to adjust the thermostat to drop below
freezing. Even with the compressor, it is
more efficient than either of my solid
state coolers. I wish it was made in China,
& had a Chinese # to call for service.
I shaved down a computer card for the AC, &
modified a second one for the DC. It is a
GREAT unit, from a company with NO customer
service. It was a 'freebie', so waiting for
$50 cords to check it out was not an option.
Regards,
Jack_son
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--In ev_update@..., "forest flanigan" <creoflan@...>
wrote:
Hey Bruce-
I haven't tried that but I plan on making a setup to do it. I
pulled the
fridge out last October (just after i got it) when it wasn't
working at all.
At that time I found the burner completely plugged. I cleaned the
burner.
The flue I cleaned with a brush i have for the propane fridge in my
house.
Yes, I live with these things full time! What a joy. These units
should be
cleaned at least once a year --twice if you use them alot so having
a system
to clean it without taking it out is a good thing. I can't
understand why
Norcold designed this fridge with no access to clean out the burner
box. The
obvious problem with cleaning out the flue without access to the
burner is
soot getting inthe burner. I have the feeling that Winnabago
browbeat them
into this design. If you don't do this for us we will go to
Dometic. I'm
sure that Norcold doesn't like to deal with the inherent problems
of this
design and wish that all eurovans would go away or that we change
to other
fridges. I guess we're all out of warranty now. So If you do use
the vacuum
method be sure your shop vac is working well.
Forest
