Thetford fridge

[(RIP) rustygates]

Hi all,

We went to Ludlow before Easter and sitting in the van on Sat morn and all the gas came out of the fridge ( ammonia ) so there was a scramble for the exit as ammonia is a oxygen scavaging gas , it took about 40mins to clear enough to go back into the van, I since removed the fridge and found a small crack in the cooling pipe which was corroded. The van is 2005 bailey and I doubt that the fridge's continous running time is more than 40wks since new, so I got in touch with Theford and explained the situation that the warranty was for 3yrs and mine had run for less than a year and paying out at least £600 for a new fridge was out of the question , could they help me out of the situation as I thought was beyond my control, they came back with a stock answer "it's out of warranty" tough s**t, so if anyone knows of a Thetford N109 fridge or an equivalant I would be most grateful.

rustygates.

[Terranoman]

Could it be repaired and regassed? Google fridge repairs in your area.

[(RIP) rustygates]

Hi,

Apparantly Thetford do not supply spares for the cooling side of their fridges so they said that the fridge is u/s, and a new one would cost about £600 which they say is discounted, but, they would not tell me how much as it was between them (the company) and the dealer where the would send it to and the dealer would want £80 for fitting it.

rustygates.

[briggie]

scrapyard near me breaks caravans , maybe just maybe ......

its called cooper bridge spares , or something like that .

[Loz]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference between a caravan fridge & similar domestic one? :o

[briggie]

generally smaller and also normally have a 3 way power operation

[Loz]

3 way power? http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll326/piscisvisio/web/sign0002.gif

[briggie]

mains electric , battery power , or bottled gas

[Loz]

Cheers! :thumb2

[ssteve]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference between a caravan fridge & similar domestic one? :o

about £400 i would say!!!

ssteve

[lacroupade]

about £400 i would say!!!

ssteve

a man of few words :lol:lol:lol

[extreme-4x4]

id be chasing whoever serviced the van last . can you do pics or part number. we might get lucky:thumbs

[pgrem]

hi,try a refrigerant enginer or similar,if it was just a cracked pipe they should be able to bend up another one fit it and regas the system,the people that fit heat pumps etc would be worth a try,over here they often service fridges as well as heatpumps.cheers

[zippy656]

have you asked you caravan dealer.. might be more helpfull..

[(RIP) rustygates]

Ok, I have found a small hole in the coolant pipe which was caused by corrosion , it was hidden by the insulation around the exhaust, seems like condensation might have been the cause, and being the N109 fridge was a special for Bailey will be lucky to find one, but the search goes on.

rustygates

[zippy656]

i think theres a caravan breaker some place in south wales... will dig. PM davemud. he might know. or some one else on the caravan amegos...

[(RIP) rustygates]

Hi all,hopefully resolved the thetford fridge problem, i have bought similar off ebay at a fraction of the cost, a thetford 112 and i hope it will fit the height and width are ok but it is slighly deeper.

rustygates.

[Loz]

Could the doings from the new fridge be used to repair the original? Or is the difference in depth marginal? :)

[(RIP) rustygates]

Hi all,

Thetford fridge n112 is now in place of the n109, fitted with very little problem and is working ok.

rustygates