> The Dometic 182 does not use Freon, it is an ammonia based system. And as > far as I know it's not rechargeable. I was going to suggest that RVMobile rebuilds such fridges, but now I see on their web site that they do not SHIP anymore. Must be some change in shipping rules. Anyway, there is a lot of very good info on Westy-style (amonia-based) fridges on their site: http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Technical.htm Richard Boulder |
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