Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 13, 2025 ...

 
Now I need a new refrigerator.  This is the best RV forum with the best commentators and the best information. I need your help.  What type and what brand refrigerator do I need.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.  The old one is a Dometic.  I have checked prices in Dallas and even though the cost is more than I paid for my first nearly new car, I am willing to bite the bullet. I do want to be as informed as I can.
Thanks for you help.

We removed our 24" x 60" Norcold and installed a Lowe's Whirpool $350 ET0MSRXT electric self defrost refrigerator of the same size.

New fridge has about 54% larger freezer, 22% larger refrig with an overall increase of about 29%.

Electric refrigerator draws 0.3 amps of 120-volt current each hour.

Alan,

You can get an Amish cooling unit to replace the failed one and get really thick long lasting piping in the process.  Much superior to Dometic pipe thickness.  I think the cost is in the $750 range.

I replaced my Refrigerator with a Residential one and no longer have the need for a fire extinguisher in the reefer compartment, have really cold ice cream and quick cool down in the refrigerator part.  I paid $350 for the unit and $300 to have it installed and fitted into the space the Dometic occupied.  There was an socket tied to the inverter to run it when I am not plugged in already there courtesy of the original build by Foretravel.

Hope this helps you.  All the best in making your choice.

Speaking of refrigerator replacement, has anyone replaced a Dometic NDR 1492? Barry's table shows the replacement model markedly different in size, enough so that there is NO WAY that it can fit the space available. I understand that Dometic has nothing else that will fit. This is the unit in my current coach and fortunately it is behaving.

Speaking of refrigerator replacement, has anyone replaced a Dometic NDR 1492? Barry's table shows the replacement model markedly different in size, enough so that there is NO WAY that it can fit the space available. I understand that Dometic has nothing else that will fit. This is the unit in my current coach and fortunately it is behaving.

I replaced my Refrigerator with a Residential one and no longer have the need for a fire extinguisher in the reefer compartment, have really cold ice cream and quick cool down in the refrigerator part. I paid $350 for the unit and $300 to have it installed and fitted into the space the Dometic occupied. There was an socket tied to the inverter to run it when I am not plugged in already there courtesy of the original build by Foretravel.