Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: [Syncro] Westy fridge upgrade for sale!
From:Karl Mullendore
Date:Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:15:50 -0500

BTW, this fridge is a compressor fridge, so makes a pleasant 'hum' when
running. Current draw when running is 2.5 amps on 12 volt supply. It is
a 12/24 volt unit, and could be run on a 110-120 volt current with a
power converter when plugged in.

Karl Mullendore wrote:
> A few years ago, I got rid of my very troublesome Dometic fridge and
> replaced it with a nice Norcold DC-0040. I've been hanging on to one
> extra, and need some room in the shop, so here am offering it for sale.
> You can see one as installed at:
> http://westyventures.com/rigs.html ,in the second from last photo. I'll
> sell it as a boxed new unit for $550 or send me your fascia board from
> your Westy and I'll trim and assemble a kit as required to make the job
> a bolt-in painless affair, for $650. (Alternately, I'd sell my used unit
> for $200 less and start again new) This has been one of THE best changes
> I've ever made to my Westy interior. It operates on a 12-volt source, I
> have mine connected to a group-27 deep cycle battery under the rear
> seat, it will operate up to a week on that battery in the summer.
> Previous to installing that battery, it tested at a full four days with
> the standard 41/91 battery. At mid-setting, it maintains 40 degrees all
> the time, more if you crank it! Frozen food stays frozen in the mini
> freezer section. Usable storage space in the fridge is almost double,
> and the door shelf holds half-gallon containers. Imagine, a fridge that
> always cools, no matter the outside temperature! And it's ready to load
> only 15 minutes after starting up! Only one available....first reply
> gets it. :-)
>
> Karl
>
>