Along with my battery upgrade and probable small solar setup we have decided to replace the Dometic 8 cu. refer with the Furrion 12 v dc. There is a couple reasons why this was done. The ability to operate on 12 v dc., the ability to run the refer while traveling with out the use of propane, the larger capacity. The new Furrion is a 10 cube which does not sound like much of a difference but the difference is huge. There is no cooling fins in the fridge compartment, there is no coils or heating chimney on the back. The shelves inside go the whole way to the back wall which will make the storage of items much better in which they will not be piled on top of each other. The freezer is much larger as well. The weigh is pretty much the same, I removed the old one and installed the new one by myself, really not much room for another helper in the tight space in the doorway and between the island and the slide out wall. The Furrion ran for about 3 hours to get to the middle setting on the control, the control is just a simple knob. This fridge takes about 5 amps while the compressor is running. That coupled with the faster cooling is well worth it to me. After 4 days of running the battery bank is down to 35%, 2 UT1300 batteries with 105 ah each, I am not sure yet if that is good or not but the regular solar/lithium guys will be sure to let me know, the fridge was the only thing running at this time outside of the lights that I turned on while checking on the fridge. This info was provided by the new BMV-712, yes TucsonJim I did get it and it is way cool ( I am a closet gadget guy and I am in therapy for this).
The removal and replacement was not to difficult , the Dometic had 2 screws on the bottom in the back and 2 up top in the front. The new Furrion does not have any access to the back for attachment so it got 2 on the top and bottom from the inside. Another item is the gas line. This goes thru a "T" at the back of the fridge, connects to the fridge and passes on to the oven. I replaced the "T" with a union to allow for usage of the oven, checked for leaks also. The new Furrion has a fuse that is in the back at the bottom covered by a plate. This is not accessible from the outside even with the original cover removed. To take care of this issue I replaced this fuse, 15 amp, with a 30 amp fuse. This circuit is on a 15 amp fuse already so if there is an issue the fuse in the power distribution panel should catch it , hopefully.
Here is a couple pictures, one of the empty cavity , one of the new fridge. The Furrion is the same physical size so it slid right into the opening, which was not very square so there was a little shimming to do.
The shiny black door panels was a mistake, they scratch easy and dust clings to them, not sure what we will do there maybe contact paper or something.
Brian
The removal and replacement was not to difficult , the Dometic had 2 screws on the bottom in the back and 2 up top in the front. The new Furrion does not have any access to the back for attachment so it got 2 on the top and bottom from the inside. Another item is the gas line. This goes thru a "T" at the back of the fridge, connects to the fridge and passes on to the oven. I replaced the "T" with a union to allow for usage of the oven, checked for leaks also. The new Furrion has a fuse that is in the back at the bottom covered by a plate. This is not accessible from the outside even with the original cover removed. To take care of this issue I replaced this fuse, 15 amp, with a 30 amp fuse. This circuit is on a 15 amp fuse already so if there is an issue the fuse in the power distribution panel should catch it , hopefully.
Here is a couple pictures, one of the empty cavity , one of the new fridge. The Furrion is the same physical size so it slid right into the opening, which was not very square so there was a little shimming to do.
The shiny black door panels was a mistake, they scratch easy and dust clings to them, not sure what we will do there maybe contact paper or something.
Brian
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