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Old 08-28-2015, 09:51 AM   #221
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Feedback on switch set point?

Any feedback from Dometic on high switch turn on setting?
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Old 08-28-2015, 01:59 PM   #222
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I'm still waiting, that said my fans did kick on when I switched to propane, so I need to verify that scenario again.
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Old 08-30-2015, 06:12 PM   #223
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Got our new 8555 fridge installed at the local RV dealership. They charged me their flat rate fridge R&R amount of $345. That's a little more than I expected, but it's done, anyway. So now that we have this marvel of cooling science, I'm baffled by some of the plastic bits. The shelf spacing seems totally strange. And those sliding shelf locks don't look like they'll be around long. We got three shelves (for four slots) in the lower unit, and the spacing is really wasteful. I guess that's one way to prevent us from packing too much stuff in there! And what are those clear rectangular pieces and the angle pieces? I figured out the two that fit in the silly vegetable crisper, but I'm at a loss to see where the other pieces go. I guess all the plastic weirdness is worth it worth it if the thing actually works as we hope. I certainly appreciate Reace negotiating this exchange for us, and also that Dometic finally stepped up to the issue.
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Old 08-30-2015, 06:18 PM   #224
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There are some shelf "locks" for lack of a better word that snap into the square holes to keep items from sliding off. The two long pieces go into the crisper and the "eyebrow" goes on bottom door shelf. Highly recommend the fridge guard, small size fits perfectly and will keep everything inside. Also there are plastic buttons on the shelf tabs that you can remove and then remove the shelf, but I find that they only fit where they come from factory.
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Old 08-30-2015, 06:38 PM   #225
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Got our new 8555 fridge installed at the local RV dealership. They charged me their flat rate fridge R&R amount of $345.
Hope they didn't then pocket the one-hour labour that Dometic was covering ( according to my understanding and memory ).
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:10 PM   #226
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That normally covers just the removal, if they add any extra insulation on the reinstall, as well as changing the flue size due to the newer model, there you will incur extra $$
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:13 PM   #227
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Understand Jim, but what happened to the $$$ for one-hour labour from Dometic? Did they pocket that on top of the $345 flat rate? Or did they deduct it?
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:19 PM   #228
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No, it took them 4 hours to remove and reinstall, one paid by Dometic and 3 paid by myself, but my bill was closer to $300. Mine was hourly, not flat rate.
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:25 PM   #229
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Got our new 8555 fridge installed at the local RV dealership. They charged me their flat rate fridge R&R amount of $345. That's a little more than I expected
I was referring to Parker post.
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Old 08-31-2015, 08:43 AM   #230
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It sounds like I should contact the Dometic guy to see if this should have been handled differently.

Jim, thanks for your comments on some of the plastics pieces. It's a bit like a jigsaw puzzle with no picture to go by.
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Old 08-31-2015, 09:05 AM   #231
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We had our single door Dometic fridge swapped out this past Friday for the 2-door fridge by people at Escape. We dropped the trailer off at 8am Friday for the fridge replacement, fastening down of the solar panel, and replacement of the CO/Propane detector, and the work was completed when we came back at lunch. Escape didn't charge us for bolting down the solar panel or for the CO/Propane detector (detector was a pleasant surprise as we were outside the warranty period). They did charge us $225 (Cdn ) for removing and replacing the fridge.

As always the service provided by ETI was excellent.
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If I lived closer, I'd have a parking spot with my name on it there.
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Old 08-31-2015, 10:22 AM   #233
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Don't contact him directly. I have removed contact info from this site. It was not supposed to be public.
You should direct concerns through ETI.
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Old 08-31-2015, 10:30 AM   #234
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Oh. Well, too late. I'll go ahead and contact ETI. I appreciate the final outcome; that is, a new fridge, but communications haven't been the greatest. Thanks.
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I'm still waiting, that said my fans did kick on when I switched to propane, so I need to verify that scenario again.
Got mine today. Fan doesn't come on with propane. Hmmm?
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Old 09-03-2015, 04:22 PM   #236
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Any thoughts on the best way to fish wires for a manual fan switch out of the back of refer? Best place to mount a switch?

So far temps look good. We are headed out next week and temps in High 80's. We will see how it goes with food.

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Old 09-03-2015, 04:27 PM   #237
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You do not need to fish wires from inside the unit, there is a thermister on the lower tube with the fan wires, you merely override the thermister with a switch and mount it where ever, inside the outside compartment or I fished the wire to the under cabinet below the refer and installed the switch there. My instructions with pictures are either earlier in this thread or in the RMD performance thread. Yes, it is there starting with #70
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Old 09-03-2015, 06:13 PM   #238
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Well I think I have the dubious record for replacement cost Bretz rv in Missoula,Mt charged 370.00. There were some smaller rv places but Bretz is a large dealer and service. They do alot of body work so I thought they would do a good job, for that much I hope so. Haven't picked it up yet, they are running it a few days first since I live 85 miles away. OUCH!!! It's finally cooling off here in Montana so it probaly won't get tested till next year. Not a happy camper today.
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You do not need to fish wires from inside the unit, there is a thermister on the lower tube with the fan wires, you merely override the thermister with a switch and mount it where ever, inside the outside compartment or I fished the wire to the under cabinet below the refer and installed the switch there. My instructions with pictures are either earlier in this thread or in the RMD performance thread. Yes, it is there starting with #70
Yes, I have already installed a manual switch that is in the outside compartment. I will probably move into the cabinet as well.

Looking at your install picture reminded me of something. My refer has a little plastic cup for the condensate that straddles the tube adjacent to the fan thermostat. Did you get one of those?
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Old 09-03-2015, 07:27 PM   #240
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Yes, but I rerouted the drain hose into the hole that drains outside, black hole in the bottom of the compartment, check yours.
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