At some point in time everyone’s refrigerator will fail. So, what’s the difference? Two major elements… a Rv refrigerator has the ability to run on propane and electric, so as you travel you can keep things cold not being hooked up to the good old a/c house current. It also costs, in our case, about $3,600 for a new one. The same size household refrigerator cost about $400. Even to make a minor repair to the rv fridge would cost more then the brand new household (a/c only) unit. Now, if you are almost always hooked up to a/c except for a 6-8 hour trip while traveling maybe, just maybe you don’t really need the rv fridge propane operation feature. For an extra $3,000 I think I can live without it. Two additional bonuses. The household unit will cool quicker and easier then the rv unit, and will make more ice faster… plus there’s the every present possibility of the rv unit failing and causing a fire destroying the rv. This has been a problem for several years involving major recalls and warnings from both of the rv refrigerator manufacturers. Recalls virtually involved almost every rv fridge made up to 2008 or so. Most of the fixes for the recalls were more or less patches that should fix the problems but rv’s were still at risk. Probably why most new rv manufacturers are putting household units in their rv’s.
The Rv refrigerator… $3,600. 10.5 cu ft capacity.
The Whirlpool Household refrigerator $405. 10.7 cu ft capacity.
And you can even put an ice maker into it for about $90.
Sweet!
It was an easy choice!
A little bit of work to more one out and one in… and a little bit of cabinetry work and we will have a better and safer unit… and save $3,200! It’s perfect for the rv… only 24 inches wide so it will go in any rv entrance door, and only 28” deep, and 61” high. And if you wanted to remodel the rv, and have the room to do it, install two of these units for extra storage capacity. Twice the capacity at 25% of the cost.
