Has anyone had to remove the residential fridge - if so any tips are appreciated. Mine just stopped cooling, everything works but not cooling at all. I can get it covered under warranty but needs to be accessible for the technician.
I had to pull our Frigidaire residential frig in our 2014 351 DS- it too had stopped cooling and the frigidaire tech would not slide out to inspect/repair. Due to the fact our frigidaire is about 5" off the main floor I built a frame (looks like a pallet) and used carpet under it to slide the frig out onto. I had to remove the right top door and the slide out freezer door to completely slide the frig to the center of the RV. Make sure the water is off and be aware of power cord and water tubing. Good luck!
My rig has a wooden brace at the top to prevent tipping of the frig- but it is not necessary to remove that during removal. Only the 2 angled long screws at the bottom hold the frig in.
Yes- true in that it has warranty but as always each situation had to be considered. RV dealers are usually not appliance repair certified - esp in the case of residential units. Sure- you could drop it off at a dealer - let them pull the frig and then schedule a outside repair man to come look at it- find the issue then maybe have to source parts. I would say all that results in losing the unit for a few days minimum to possibly weeks. I consider myself handy to a certain point and after a year I will not have a warranty (unless I bought an extended one) and will own all the systems anyway. Unless the frig is required to be replaced in its entirety I chose to set up the service and pulled the frig myself. Now I am confident I can pull it in the future along will setup to pull for any future service or cleaning maintenance.
Yes- frig labor and parts were covered. One thing to consider is the date of manufacturer of the appliance may cause an issue since usually appliances are a year old once "newly" installed in coach. I had to provide bill of sale for coach to get Frigidaire to update the appliance warranty and issue new warranty start date.
FL Family - sounds like you understand the Fridge operation really well. So I gotta ask - my ice maker makes ice BUT will not dispense ice. The auger in the ice tray doesn't sound like it is turning. Is there a switch I am missing?
Oh yes - my Fridge is a FRIGIDAIRE in my Georgetown 351.
Bigben- I would check the auger turns freely even when the ice bucket is full then try crushed or cube button on door front to see if it will dispense either- also check the ice bucket is properly seated in its slot- only operational type things to quickly check. The frig has a somewhat complicated troubleshooting menu that can be viewed by pushing various combinations of the door buttons but I do not have the directions handy.
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