178 Refrigerator Replacement - Event Date: 09 Oct 2017 - 01 Jun 2018

I have a 2014 178 with a Dometic RM8501 refrigerator. Turns out the lower board is no good and Dometic wants $580.00 for the replacement part. They only installed this model refrigerator for a short time as it no good. Has anyone had this problem and has anyone just put a regular small (dorm type) refrigerator in? A Dometic replacement frig is $1300.00 and I really don't need a unit that runs off of LP.  

Originally posted by danrosen01 I have a 2014 178 with a Dometic RM8501 refrigerator. Turns out the lower board is no good and Dometic wants $580.00 for the replacement part. They only installed this model refrigerator for a short time as it no good. Has anyone had this problem and has anyone just put a regular small (dorm type) refrigerator in? A Dometic replacement frig is $1300.00 and I really don't need a unit that runs off of LP.

Sorry to learn of your refrigerator problem. My suggestion is if you have a friend who has a background in electronics then have them take a look at your board. It maybe malfunctioning because of something as simple as a cold solder joint or open capacitor. At $1300 I too would be looking at other options from other RV refrigerator manufacturers first before I would consider putting in a 120 VAC "dorm room" refrigerator in its place.

Dan,
NP I hope my suggestions helped. Let us all know how you how things worked out with your problem.