After coming back from Europe, we discovered that our fridge/freezer was not working. We came back to a smelly fridge of rotten food!
The fridge worked this year, but the freezer part never got cold enough to keep food frozen or make ice cubes.
I got Wenzel from the club who has his refrigeration license and has installed many a units on boats in the club.
Turns out our unit is an old R12 refrigerant system that has not been sold since 1996. It is illegal to service them because the refrigerant is bad for the ozone. The controller unit is fried, but can be replaced for about $400, but chances are it is fried because the compressor is on its last legs.
The unit is probably original on the 1990 boat.
So, we are replacing the compressor/condenser/control unit with a new unit.
So what does B.O.A.T. stand for?
BRING
OUT
ANOTHER
THOUSAND
On the plus side, the new unit will keep the fridge colder and use less power!
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