This forum has been such a lifesaver with resolving some of the issues we've had over the last two years. I wanted to make sure I contributed and post some pictures of me removing our refrigerator today.
On my last trip, we had a power surge which fried shore power on the transfer switch. Thank goodness we were still able to run power through the generator. I swapped out the transfer switch last week which was an easy one for one swap and only took 45 minutes. It works like a charm now.
Today, I am tackling the replacement of the inverter board that fried on the refrigerator during the surge. (I have since purchased a rv surge protector so I'm hoping this will never happen again).
When the refrigerator first went out out, I had a repairman come and look at it and we were told it was the inverter board which is located behind the refrigerator. I was told that the inverter board was attached to the compressor and not sold separately. It would cost $600 plus getting new refrigerant added which could add up and they suggested we may just want to get a new refrigerator. Well, being that the motorhome is only two years old, I wasn't going to take that for an answer and did some research. I came across repairclinic.com. They have a detailed video showing how to replace the inverter board and sold it separately. There are several reviews from customers saying that this worked for them and if it doesn't repairclinic.com accepts returns which is a plus.
Here are the pictures that I took of the removal of the refrigerator. I built a 5 3/4" wooden platform, removed the two screw under the grill at the bottom (they're at a weird angle and it took a few minutes but I finally got them) and then wiggled that sucker out of the cabinet.
I'll post more pics once I remove the board and update of if this works. My fivers are crossed.
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