rvrepairnut
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what would be really nice to know is these simple fact,s
1) # of 1200-1210 units made
2) # of 1200-1210 units failed
3) # of 1200-1210 units that caused a fire
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MrDoneIt65
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Personally, I wouldn't mess with the stupid recall. I went through the procedure and they blew the coils out of my unit. I took the recall package off my refrigerator and sent it back to Norcold. A lady called me and said they were going to look into some compensation for what happened. That was the last I heard from them.
Thanks to RV.net and these postings, I found out about the Amish replacement coils. Cost me $1,075.00 for the coils, used a motorcycle jack to get the refrigerator out, 4 bolts, some wiring, and unit works perfectly even though I have to set it at a lower number. But that was better than buying a new refrigerator. And it ain't gonna burn my motorhome while I am in it.
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MrDoneIt65 wrote:Personally, I wouldn't mess with the stupid recall. I went through the procedure and they blew the coils out of my unit. I took the recall package off my refrigerator and sent it back to Norcold. A lady called me and said they were going to look into some compensation for what happened. That was the last I heard from them.
Thanks to RV.net and these postings, I found out about the Amish replacement coils. Cost me $1,075.00 for the coils, used a motorcycle jack to get the refrigerator out, 4 bolts, some wiring, and unit works perfectly even though I have to set it at a lower number. But that was better than buying a new refrigerator. And it ain't gonna burn my motorhome while I am in it.
The recall did Not "blow the coils" No way No how.The recall is the simple installation of power shut down switch when its sences too much heat in the flue.where you people dream up these things is beyound my imagination.I beleive your coils may have failed as some have but i bet it was a older well used unit(2002-2004)
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MrDoneIt65
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My refrigerator was working fine. No problems for years. Then they decided that a recall was necessary. The first recall lasted a week and the button wouldn't reset. The second recall lasted 4 hours and when the technician checked it the coils were blown. Thanks to RV Net I found out about the Amish coils. When I put the new coils in the refrigerator the cooling fans did not come on. So I, having worked on this rig from front to back, got out the wiring diagram. Surprise, surprise, the black wire and the white wire had been switched on the control box. Wonder how that happened. If I hadn't read those instructions and found that switching of the wires then my new Amish coils would have blown out too. Where did I get this idea? I got it from doing the work myself to replace the coils. Fact! The original coils on a refrigerator that was working just fine before the recalls were blown. You doctor it, I don't.
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MrDoneIt65 wrote:My refrigerator was working fine. No problems for years. Then they decided that a recall was necessary. The first recall lasted a week and the button wouldn't reset. The second recall lasted 4 hours and when the technician checked it the coils were blown. Thanks to RV Net I found out about the Amish coils. When I put the new coils in the refrigerator the cooling fans did not come on. So I, having worked on this rig from front to back, got out the wiring diagram. Surprise, surprise, the black wire and the white wire had been switched on the control box. Wonder how that happened. If I hadn't read those instructions and found that switching of the wires then my new Amish coils would have blown out too. Where did I get this idea? I got it from doing the work myself to replace the coils. Fact! The original coils on a refrigerator that was working just fine before the recalls were blown. You doctor it, I don't.
I repeat!! The recall has NOTHING to do with your coil failure
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MrDoneIt65
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Let me repeat this again. My refrigerator was working just fine before they started the recalls. The first one lasted about a week and the reset button wouldn't work. So then they did the second recall which didn't last 4 hours and the red light came on. No reset. When they came to check it out, my coils were blown. FACT! So the recall didn't FIX the problem, it removed them from any liability by shutting down the refrigerator when it overheated. I don't know if the refrigerator overheated, the coils blew out, and then the red light came on or not. I wasn't watching it when the coils blew, and neither were you. But it removed Norcold of any liability on a refrigerator that was working just fine before they came up with thier jerry rigging "fix" that didn't fix anything. Enough said! And I have repaired this motorhome from the rear bumper to the front so I know how to work on the thing.
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Oh, and the coils blew in the flu area, exactly where the recall sensor had been installed. I removed the entire contraption and sent it back to Norcold at my expense. A lady called me from Norcold and said they were looking into some type of compensation for what happened. I thanked her for her concern and that was the last I heard from Norcold. My refrigerator is fixed, no thanks to Norcold.
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RayChez
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It is hard to believe that the coil would blow up because of a sensor attached to the pipe, unless the clamp they installed crimped the pipe causing a weak spot. I have had all the recalls and my 1200 LRIM is still working really good for the last nine years. But if it does fail one of these days I will probably look into installing the Amish coil.
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RayChez wrote:It is hard to believe that the coil would blow up because of a sensor attached to the pipe, unless the clamp they installed crimped the pipe causing a weak spot. I have had all the recalls and my 1200 LRIM is still working really good for the last nine years. But if it does fail one of these days I will probably look into installing the Amish coil.
But thats the installer that caused that problem not the recall
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MrDoneIt65
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Ray Chez, the chinese sensor with the little red light was suppose to blow if the refrigerator got to hot. I don't know how hot that is. I don't know if it got so hot that the coils blew and then the red light came on or what. I just know that the so called "recall fix" is not a fix, but a removal of liability. If your chinese sensor comes on with a little red light, your refrigerator WILL NOT WORK. No matter where you are in your journey. Why didn't Norcold come up with a Fix that prevented a fire, or prevented the coils from getting so hot that they would cause a fire in your unit? It would be like Toyota, instead of fixing the accelerator problem they had, putting in a sensor that shut off the brakes and shutting down the engine if the car suddenly started to accelerate. Leaving you parked along the side of busy highway at rush hour. I won't buy another rig with a Norcold anything in it.
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