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Title: electric refrigerator
Post by: Glen Coulter on August 22, 2015, 06:08:18 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102414 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102414)
I have a 2003 cc intrigue with Dometic electric/propane two door refigerater.  an We wanrt to replace it with  all electric auto defrost.  Does anyone have any sugestions as to brand and model and what is involved in instillation?

glen coulter

2003 intrigue pm26041
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Walt Leutwyler on August 22, 2015, 06:26:08 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102415 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102415)
Samsung model number 197 
Walt
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Glen Coulter on August 22, 2015, 06:44:46 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102416 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102416)
Do you know if it will fit without major cabinet modification?
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Walt Leutwyler on August 22, 2015, 07:54:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102418 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102418)
There was not major cabinet work on my 2004 Inspire. We sure do like it.

Walt
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Glen Coulter on August 22, 2015, 07:57:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102419 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102419)
how did you get the new on inside the coach.

glen

2003 intrigue
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Walt Leutwyler on August 22, 2015, 08:01:04 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102420 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102420)
I was not there when it was done but I think they brought in through the door but removed the passenger seat .

Walt
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Don S. on August 22, 2015, 08:09:13 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102422 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102422)
Do you have two drawers under the fridge? If so, they will have to go if you are putting in a 18cuft Samsung. If yo have the heat register under the drawers, that can stay.

We lost the drawers but it is worth it.

Don

'02 Intrigue 11427
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Don S. on August 22, 2015, 08:11:36 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102423 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102423)
Forgot to answer this. The best way is to remove the complete window in the slide on the driver's side. The old fridge gets the doors removed and goes out the window. The new Samsung also gets the doors removed and comes in through the window.

Don

'02 Intrigue 11427
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 08:13:12 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102424 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102424)
Exactly the same for our installation.  Mary and Mike 06 Inspire 51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 08:15:16 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102425 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102425)
We left the 2 drawers under our Samsung, so no cabinet work needed.  It fit easily through our entry door, but we did take the handles off the Samsung and we did remove the rider's seat.  Mary and Mike 06 Inspire 51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 08:16:05 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102426 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102426)
This must be true about an Intrigue, but for our Inspire, we could leave the 2 drawers under the Samsung.  Mary 06 Inspire 51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 08:27:54 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102427 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102427)
We feel the same in our 2006 Inspire.  We didn't have to do any cabinetry work.  Love having this refrigerator so much!!

Mary Frederick
06 Inspire 51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Glen Coulter on August 22, 2015, 09:16:43 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102430 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102430)
Mary you brought the refrigerator into the door and it fit on top of your drawers do you know if there are two different sizes of this refrigerator. Thank you all for your help. I really appreciate the information. One more thing, do you know if there are two sizes to this refrigerator. I can only find one size. Glenn 2003 Intrigue.
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 09:29:57 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102431 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102431)
As far as Mike and I know, there is only one size of the Samsung 197.  It's really a great refrigerator!  So happy to be able to help.  We've received so much help from so many lovely folks on this CC blog.  (or whatever it's called!)  Please let us know if  we can answer any other questions.  My husband and our builder installed the Samsung 197.
Mary 06

Inspire 51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Barney on August 22, 2015, 09:39:29 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102432 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102432)
The latest version of the Samsung is the RF18

Barney

07 Inspire 52059
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: BillHarper on August 22, 2015, 09:39:54 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102433 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102433)
I installed a Samsung in my 2004 Intrigue. It will not go through the door. I tried. Went through large window behind driver. Been using it for 2 years. Works great off inverter. One thing I learned is my friends 2005 has a wider door and is taller. Would have been easier to install. Very hard to get it up and n the hole. Would suggest building a box with rollers correct height to slide it in.

Feel free to contact me.
Bill. Intrigue 11826
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: GaryThompson on August 22, 2015, 11:29:45 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102434 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102434)
We have been considering replacing our refrigerator with a residential like Samsung. Question for all who have had theirs replaced, who did your replacement installation?

Gary

'02 Intrigue
11345
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: KenMikkelspn on August 22, 2015, 11:35:51 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102435 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102435)
Gary,

We just had ours replaced with the Samsung unit and love it. We had OMC in Eugene Oregon install ours. $2900 for everything out the door. Two and a half days and the service is excellent.

Ken Mikkelson

2005 Inspire 51494
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Mary and Mike Frederick on August 22, 2015, 11:36:52 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 102436 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102436)
Gary, my husband Mike and our home builder did it themselves.  They'd say it wasn't that difficult.  We didn't do any work on the 2 drawers below the refrigerator on our Inspire, 06, but from what I'm seeing, the Intrigue is different.  Mary Frederick 06 Inspire  51784
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Don S. on August 23, 2015, 12:58:43 am
Yahoo Message Number: 102437 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102437)
Amazing Creations in Junction City did our install. Amazing Creations (http://www.amazingcreationsrv.com/)

Don

'02 Intrigue 11427
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Tom Coomes on August 23, 2015, 09:44:41 am
Yahoo Message Number: 102438 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102438)
We have the Samsung 197.  Had to remove the doors and move the passenger seat out of the way.  We did remove the 2 drawers under the fridge only so the height of the fridge was lower.  We do not miss the 2 drawers at all, they pretty  much just gathered junk.  Did all the work myself, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to install.

Tom

2005 Inspire
51177
Title: Re: electric refrigerator
Post by: Fourninerpapa on August 23, 2015, 11:40:53 am
Yahoo Message Number: 102439 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/102439)
Amazing Creations innstalled our Samsung 197. We lost the 2 drawers under the old refrigerator. They had to remove a window on the passenger side to get it into the coach.
This has been the best improvement yet to our coach. Food keeps so much longer. It also uses much less energy than the old Norcold.. We do have about 1100 watts of solar and we do dry camp a lot.

Norm

04 Intrigue 11773