Change out refrigerator 2019 Oliver Elite ll

[Copycat Carlton]

My Oliver is a 2019 Elite ll. I have tried to get my fridge repaired at the Oliver service center in Hohenwald. They said that they couldn’t get parts for it and quoted me 4800.00 dollars to replace it with a 12 volt compressor model. I thought that was a very high price so I am reaching out to you good people on the forum. Have any of you had this issue? Thank you.

[mountainoliver]

The Dometic fridge in my 2017 LEII never worked properly from the beginning so after 2 1/2 years (2019) I replaced it with a compressor type fridge, a Nova Kool R5810. Not an issue since! 4800 does seem high but considering Oliver service hourly rates and any other shop for that matter, it might not be so terrible. Still too expensive for me. I have no idea of the cost for a fridge today but I think with shipping from the factory in Southwest Canada to a dealer in (I think) Massachusetts to my driveway, mine was about 1,500 if I’m remembering correctly. I installed it myself probably spending another 200-300 in raw materials, fasteners, miscellaneous, etc. It will probably be sort of expensive having someone else do the installation for you no matter where you have it done, but you should shop around for cost. 

[Shawna and Scott]

Here is a link where another owner replaced his refrigerator.  There are others on the forum, just use the search function to see what others have done. It may also give you an idea of what a DIY might look like. 

 

[mossemi]

9 hours ago, Shawna and Scott said:

There are others on the forum, just use the search function to see what others have done.

Try this search with the Google search engine!  site:olivertraveltrailers.com 'Nova Kool'.  
It will search for all mentions of Nova Kool refrigerators in the Oliver forum.  You can also try changing the verbiage between the 2 single quotes and search for anything you are looking for on the Oliver forum.

FYI:  The cost for my Nova Kool R5810 AC/DC compressor refrigerator from CITIMARINE in Doral, FL on 09/01/2024 was $1691.91 and I avoided additional shipping charges by picking up at their store.  My installation expenses were similar to mountianoliver's.  If you do shop around for installation services, be sure to check with marine and RV service locations.

Mossey

 

Edited July 15 by mossemi