Trillium Dometic 211 Fridge Upgrade... Anyone?

[Josh Henderson]

I'm Looking to upgrade my 77' Trilliums Dometic 211 Fridge to something more efficent (Just want a new one....lol) I've been looking around at different sites but come up with nothing ... Wondering if anyone has an ideal of what fits in the same opening without any mods?
Thanks in advance for any info..
Josh In So.Cal

[Lanny Milton]

I looked this up once and believe the replacement is the Dometic RM 4210. You might go to the following site and look for the replacment chart.

www.dometic.com

[Donna D.]

Lanny I fixed the link in your post.

I also went to Dometics site and tried to download the replacement chart and keep getting a "Page Not Found" error message...I've contacted Dometic via e-mail about the problem. In the meantime, here's the link that doesn't work :
http://www.dometicusa.com/products/refrige...replacement.jpg
Found the link at the bottom of this page: http://www.dometicusa.com/refrigerators.php

If I hear anything from Dometic, I'll let y'all know and getting the chart for the Document Center would be even better

[Marc Barrière]

I have the same project for my tril 1976. Anyone try a "dorm" fridge (only electric, no gaz for sure). It's cheap, but does it is possible?

[Dale]

[b] I'm Looking to upgrade my 77' Trilliums Dometic 211 Fridge to something more efficent (Just want a new one....lol) I've been looking around at different sites but come up with nothing ... Wondering if anyone has an ideal of what fits in the same opening without any mods?
Thanks in advance for any info..
Josh In So.Cal

I have a old Dometic in my Scamp. If I was certain I was going to keep my trailer and not trade up, I would replace mine with a ice box. It would keep the interior more than 45 degrees below ambient and it's simple to operate.

[Josh Henderson]

Thanks for the info everyone... Keep it coming!!... Im leaning tward the dorm fridge(haier) since I dont use the fridge except for storage.. We only do weekend camping & have only used it once in the 2 years weve had the trailer.. Anyone know what style dorm fridge will work.. or what make/model will fit? Thanks for the info in advanced.. Josh In So.Cal

[David Thomson]

I recently aquired a 12V cooler and it fit nicely in the opening of my boler, cooled everything nicely but it was constantly on and at the end of day 1 I had no battery power left in the trailer. I may have had a dud battery, it wouldn't even hold a charge on day 2 (and it was only bought 30 days earlier). Now I am scared to wreck another battery and am looking for a propane fridge.

[Matt O'Bryan]

I recently aquired a 12V cooler and it fit nicely in the opening of my boler, cooled everything nicely but it was constantly on and at the end of day 1 I had no battery power left in the trailer. I may have had a dud battery, it wouldn't even hold a charge on day 2 (and it was only bought 30 days earlier). Now I am scared to wreck another battery and am looking for a propane fridge.

The 12V coolers are total amp hogs. If I forget to unplug mine in the semi, it killes the batt's in about 48 hours, and that's 4 group 31's


Matt

[Brian B-P]

The small home-style refrigerator ("dorm" or "bar" fridge) certainly works. Just make sure that there is room for air circulation past the cooling coils (which are normally on the back), just like the owner's manual undoubtedly says. The heat pulled from the inside has to go somewhere. If you use the outside vents which were put in for the original propane unit, think about how the trailer's interior would be sealed from the exterior, around the refrigerator.

[Brian B-P]

The Dometic RV refrigerator page has changed, and the link there works: Replacement Chart. Note that the chart is a PNG image, not an HTML (web) page or a PDF document... so I'll attach it here:




The chart says that the replacement for the RM211 is the RM2193, which is shorter and narrower but deeper.

[Donna D.]

I'm Looking to upgrade my 77' Trilliums Dometic 211 Fridge

Josh, Lizbeth is looking for 211 parts! Don't throw it out without checking with her... please!
Still looking for Dometic RM211 parts.......

[Booker B.]

Sorry to bring an old thread back to life but this morning I was searching around the Dometic site and finally found the missing refridgerator replacement sheet.

http://www.dometicusa.com/media/replacement.png

[avfn]

I'd love to see if anyone has actually replaced their fridge with the new dometic option. seems like it'd stick outsome. and how do you fit it in there? this is where this stuff gets scary!

[avfn]

What do people think of ice boxes instead of refrigerators?

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by avfn

What do people think of ice boxes instead of refrigerators?

This is definitely a YMMV topic. I have a 3-way and it's old... the original to my 24 year old trailer but it keeps humming and chillin' a long. I have a large freezer too. I think this may very well be a topic about "you can't miss what you've never had." Now that I've had one, I'd really dislike going back to just "ice." My food was always floating. I still carry an ice chest, for beverages. That allows me to keep the refrigerator closed and only opened to get out food for meals. To ME, it's one of the big things that's an upgrade over hauling all the stuff I had to haul when tenting... and always buying ice.

[freddo411]

I'm replacing my old dometic 3 way with this electric waeco model:

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I haven't done the dry fit yet; it will be very close.

Originally Posted by avfn

I'd love to see if anyone has actually replaced their fridge with the new dometic option. seems like it'd stick outsome. and how do you fit it in there? this is where this stuff gets scary!

[Thee Jimbo]

Originally Posted by freddo411

I'm replacing my old dometic 3 way with this electric waeco model:

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

I haven't done the dry fit yet; it will be very close.

Hey Fred

What ever happened with your swap and what did you do with your old dometic? was it a 211>

[freddo411]

The new fridge is in.

It was a very tight fit. I ended up cutting a bit of fiberglass off (.5 inch, maybe) of the top edge of the fridge "cabinet".

The fridge works great when I have 120 AV powering my converter, which produces 12 DC, which then goes to the fridge. However, when I am "unplugged", and running off the 12V battery, the fridge cylces on, then off. after a few seconds ... repeat over and over. I haven't had a chance to measure the exact voltages yet (it is a bit of a pain to access the necessary wires.

The 12 volt battery powers my interior lights no problem.

[freddo411]

My old fridge has been reduced to parts. I have many usable parts (Shelves, knobs, etc)

[Thee Jimbo]

Originally Posted by freddo411

My old fridge has been reduced to parts. I have many usable parts (Shelves, knobs, etc)

Thanks for the update. I am contemplating trying to revitalize my old dometic or upgrade. Right now I'm trying to get it out. LOL

Was your old one a 211?

I am looking for for the door latch and maybe other parts depending on what I learn about mine