Refrigerator Replacement

[PeteK]

My refrigerator in my 2018 Winnebago Vista LX 35F decided to quit during a trip. The fridge is a basic 16 cu ft Whirlpool. The extended warranty company wants to repair the compressor and/or the card. My question is should I replace it with the newer 12-volt/multi power system or stay with the basic 120v residential fridge? I am not going with the expense of lithium batteries and possibly changing the inverter/charger. Any suggestions and experiences would be helpful. Thanks
PeteK

[be happy]

You purchased extended warranty for a reason. As long as you have it use it. If the warranty folks will let you get a new frig instead of fixing the old one that would be an option. I myself would not go the 12v route. It just seems like a lot of work rewiring that kind of thing.

[Americanrascal]

I tend to come down on the side of just repairing what you have. I had mine repaired once, board went bad. It was a fast and easy fix, and the price of a board was better than a new fridge. The only frustrating part was the tech would not pull the fridge from the slot to install the board at the rear. I had to take off the molding, remove the doors and strapping to the wall, then take out the toe restraints. Sounds hard but actually only took a few minutes to pull out and put back in and secure it. Its worked for 4 years now without a hiccup.


Now think about ,moving a new fridge in and the old one all the way out? That's a whole nother story!

If I was going to be off grid a lot with no 110 v power source, then I might consider then a 12v compressor fridge.

But absent a compelling reason I'd use the extended warranty and repair it.