Replacing refrigerator in an RPod |
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Topic: Replacing refrigerator in an RPod Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 8:45pm |
There was someone a few years back, he took out his microwave and put in a bigger fridge. He posted pics of the installed fridge. I remember very well that the fridge had 2 doors, freezer on top fridge on the bottom. Maybe Furpod can remember that post.
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FrayAdjacent
Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2018 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 6:29pm |
I wouldn't mind, eventually, finding a compressor based direct replacement for the 3-way fridge in the Pod. Slap about 300W of solar panels on the top of the camper and a good 12V battery, and the fridge could run almost indefinitely.
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rawest50
Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 12:17pm |
Thanks. If I decide to do that I will probably check to see how much the dealer charges. No sure I want to tackle that job.
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2017.5 RPod 179
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voisj
Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo Online Status: Offline Posts: 471 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 12:00pm |
My neighbor has a brand new 179 and 1st thing removed his microwave and fridge and bought a taller dometic fridge. It cost something like $1000. He says he boondocks exclusively and has no need for a micro/oven but needs a larger fridge so he can stay out longer (7-14 days).
I think this is the one he bought
So he goes from 3.7 to 6.7, Seems like a lot of $ and effort but we all have priorities. |
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rawest50
Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 10:33am |
My fridge sets up about a foot of the floor. I did not know if it was just a frame for the fridge to set on. Did not know what might be under the fridge.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 8:15pm |
Below the refrigerator is the floor of the slide-out, same as the dinette. You can't go down. The only way you can go is up by removing the convection-microwave.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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rawest50
Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 7:09pm |
Yes I know about removing the freezer. We have started buying at stores if they are close to our camp site. That helps. I am trying to eliminate a cooler and ice. We have an ice maker but counter space.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. |
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Ben Herman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Location: Gr Junction, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 355 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 6:46pm |
one thing that you can do (easy) is to remove the freezer to increase the fridge size (at lest on mine - check the manual). I don't know how easy/hard it would be to replace with a larger fridge - might be somewhat simpler to remove the microwave about the fridge and go vertical?
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rawest50
Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 6:26pm |
I would like to increase the size of my current Refrigerator in my 179.
First can it be done without costing an arena and a leg.? What is under the refridgerator? The looks like a foot below the refrigerator. |
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. |
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