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Originally Posted by avanti
Conventional wisdom says that residential fridges tend to not hold up, since they are not designed for vehicular use. I have no data.
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I agree... but in my second van I put one of those small dorm room fridges working off a deep cycle battery and inverter and it worked great for weekend use.
The biggest downside was the dinging of the electrical motor and pump inside the casing since all the insides are held up on springs. But since all that stuff is steel, no real damage occured to my knowledge. I even ended up taking that fridge and putting it in the third van since it worked so well! I sold it before any signs it was wearing out.
Considering it's price, it can almost be considered disposable every 3-4 years...
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Would I trust it for full-time RVing? No.
Long 3-4 week vacations... Maybe.
Weekend outings... Sure!
That's just my opinion.
In your situation, I would just replace the thermostat... But really, at this point you have all the possible solutions, it just depends on how you use your RV.