Rant

eagle19952 · June 04, 2018, 01:42:32 PM

Quote from: chessie4905 on June 04, 2018, 12:05:33 PM
40w and plenty of it...

The other school of thought says to use less than full vs. plenty

chessie4905 · June 04, 2018, 04:39:40 PM

Keep the plenty part in jugs in one of the bays.☺

Geoff · June 06, 2018, 10:24:36 AM

The 10.1 cu ft apartment refrigerator is in. Fits very nice and the doors have a good tight seal so they won't come open on the road. Estimated cost per year to operate is $36 a year with auto defrost. It's a Majic Chef from Home Depot. Black.

luvrbus · June 06, 2018, 11:04:35 AM

Quote from: Geoff on June 06, 2018, 10:24:36 AM
The 10.1 cu ft apartment refrigerator is in. Fits very nice and the doors have a good tight seal so they won't come open on the road. Estimated cost per year to operate is $36 a year with auto defrost. It's a Majic Chef from Home Depot. Black.

That is a China made Heir good luck with it they are very sensitive to room temperature,and if something happens in the 1 year warranty don't mention RV because they won't warranty it.I have the exact same fridge setting in the shop they refused warranty on because the owner told them it was a RV

Geoff · June 06, 2018, 02:08:25 PM

Quote from: luvrbus on June 06, 2018, 11:04:35 AM

That is a China made Heir good luck with it they are very sensitive to room temperature,and if something happens in the 1 year warranty don't mention RV because they won't warranty it.I have the exact same fridge setting in the shop they refused warranty on because the owner told them it was a RV

That's okay. I got a USA $3,000 Sunfrost that is going to the dump.

chessie4905 · June 06, 2018, 07:54:25 PM

I'd switch to a house refer in mine, but interior was layed out for a Norcold and changing would require major reworking of interior layout.

eagle19952 · June 06, 2018, 08:04:14 PM

Quote from: chessie4905 on June 06, 2018, 07:54:25 PM
I'd switch to a house refer in mine, but interior was layed out for a Norcold and changing would require major reworking of interior layout.

but, it would be worth it, to me.

luvrbus · June 06, 2018, 08:15:40 PM

The little fridges are not doing real good since they went from R134 to R410 3 years ago,they are so sensitive to room temperatures if you read the instructions they all but tell you to install one in a air condition environment.I have one in the shop 8 months old that looks new free for any takers

Geoff · June 07, 2018, 05:40:38 AM

The Sunfrost must have been the first thing put in the bus. It sat on a 4" platform and just barely cleared a shelf above it. I had to remove cabinet doors and take the lower part of the couch out, then take the front of the Cruise Air out to get clearance. I used a 3' wide x 8' long piece of plywood to slide the Sunfrost towards the passenger windshield, then flip the refer on it's back to make it out the hole. I then drug it out with the winch on my tractor far enough to pick it up with my crane. It cleared the interior by a 1/2". The new refrigerator went right in and stayed in the shipping box till the last minute, after I spent 1/2 hour tearing out the platform which was incredibly well built.

The new refrigerator then cleared the top by 1/2". I have 10" gap on the side to put a sliding pantry. I hope this new refer lasts, I thought they still used R134a which has worked well for years in bus conversions.

P.S. I read the manual. Yup, some stuff to watch out for. The cooling coils are inside the housing, so the refrigerator can overheat a lot easier. Not made for garages and RV's. My Sanyo is better suited for RV'S.

Scott & Heather · June 07, 2018, 05:56:24 PM

I'm with Geoff on this one. Had a Samsung 26.4 cubic foot house fridge in the MCI 9 that is still going strong. It's almost 15 years old. I have a samsung in my new coach now. Like Geoff, I always have access to power. I'm not boondocking in my 40,000 lb coach. If I feel like doing that, I'll go camping. Literally. In a tent.

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Phuriousgeorge · June 07, 2018, 06:41:44 PM

I was looking at refers at HD just the other day. Glad I trusted my gut and stayed away from Magic Chef. I can't remember what I asked to buy originally, but I got the Whirlpool 17.6 cu. ft. Was the only smaller fridge they had on-hand. Rated at $48/yr. and had a pretty decent discount. The HD guys had fun tossing 48 sheets of insulation, more than that of various plywood/OSB, shower enclosure and that fridge in through the e-window. One of the pro guys even snapped a short vid as he came through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgjzQwocx.

Edit: I failed to rant... Yay, Dewalt sale at Home Depot, oh - but not the table saw I want

Geoff · June 08, 2018, 05:24:49 AM

We don't know why the Magic Chef failed at Clifford's place. If it was installed in a tight pocket it would overheat. I talked to the bus owner and told her I had to leave the gap open on both sides of the refrigerator because the cooling coils were on the sides and she was alright with that. Otherwise, the refrigerator works great and looks good.

luvrbus · June 08, 2018, 05:55:28 AM

They get a little warm it will go into a cycle mode where it only has 1/2 the cooling ,I know other people that are not happy with that fridge it's not just me good luck

eagle19952 · June 08, 2018, 08:15:28 AM

a good refer exhausts out the front at the bottom.
a condenser/coil brush is a good thing.
at least twice a year in a home
more often in a coach
who has one ?
me does

windtrader · June 08, 2018, 12:10:50 PM

Sure seems where installed can have affect on efficiency, reliability, and durability. Most likely a household unit is designed for placement in a kitchen against a wall with space for air to circulate on all sides. I'm certain it was not designed to be put in an enclosed bus, jammed in with little free air space.

Seems like with proper ventilation and vibration control, it should serve as well as if in a home kitchen.