Refrigeration repair ?

veger · 07-26-2012, 11:01 AM

the frige in my 84 T 1550 is leaking Freon, is this something that can be fixed or will i need to replace it ?

veger · 07-26-2012, 11:03 AM

i did it twice now

MACK C-85 · 07-26-2012, 11:42 AM

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the frige in my 84 T 1550 is leaking Freon, is this something that can be fixed or will i need to replace it ?

I take it you refrigerator is not stock as RV refrigerators typically use ammonia not Freon??

Mack

veger · 07-26-2012, 12:01 PM

smells like ammonia, i dont know what freon smells like not being a Refrigeration repair man , so i think its stock !

**Sunline Fan** · 07-26-2012, 12:31 PM

Chances are the cooling unit had a part of the coils rust out, causing the leak. I don't know much about refrigeration either, so I'm not sure if it could just be welded shut and recharged. I do know you could either buy a new refrigerator, or for part of the cost, you could have a new cooling unit put on the old one.

If you do end up getting a new one, just a heads up, pull the trim off the door of the old one and slide the wood panel (with handle) out. Then you can install it the same way on the new refrigerator to make it look factory still.

GWildey · 07-26-2012, 01:24 PM

We had the exact thing happen in our new 1990 T1550. It worked when we looked at it before we bought the trailer and when we got it home we had a strong ammonia smell from a cooling unit that had rusted out. If you check the internet there are several companies that remanufacture cooling units. I bought mine fron RV Ice Box. If you are a little handy you can do it yourself. It is a single unit that just literally bolts in. Pretty good installation instructions come with it. It isn't that bad a job. You only need a few common hand tools. The hardest part of the job for me was getting the old cooling unit out. Once I got a little more aggressive with cutting away the foam on the old cooling from the refrigerator box it finally came out. (Although you want to make sure that you cut away the foam on the cooling unit and not the refrigerator box.) I would estimate that it took me about 8 hours to change it out. The cost is about a third of a new refrigerator and the cooling unit came with a three year warranty. All the shipping was free for the new coling unit and the return of the old one.

Good luck.

veger · 07-26-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GWildey

We had the exact thing happen in our new 1990 T1550. It worked when we looked at it before we bought the trailer and when we got it home we had a strong ammonia smell from a cooling unit that had rusted out. If you check the internet there are several companies that remanufacture cooling units. I bought mine fron RV Ice Box. If you are a little handy you can do it yourself. It is a single unit that just literally bolts in. Pretty good installation instructions come with it. It isn't that bad a job. You only need a few common hand tools. The hardest part of the job for me was getting the old cooling unit out. Once I got a little more aggressive with cutting away the foam on the old cooling from the refrigerator box it finally came out. (Although you want to make sure that you cut away the foam on the cooling unit and not the refrigerator box.) I would estimate that it took me about 8 hours to change it out. The cost is about a third of a new refrigerator and the cooling unit came with a three year warranty. All the shipping was free for the new coling unit and the return of the old one.

Good luck.

thank you, i looked at the site and will be ordering a unit from them