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    2118 Norcold No AC

    My 2118 Norcold refrigerator is diagnosed with a bad electric heating element. The unit is 6 months old and has had minimal use.
    The warranty will cover the repair. How difficult is it to make this repair? Is this a common problem? Will the replacement part be hard to obtain by the mobile certified Norcold dealer/tech?
    Thanks for your help.
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    I don't know how often the heating elements go bad. What I can tell you is that, when we had a Norcold fridge and had problems with it (which we had on at least 3 - 4 occasions), we had mobile certified RV techs work on it with excellent results (entire cooling unit had to be replaced once). The techs were certified, but not affiliated with Norcold in any way - just very competent certified RV techs.

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    Never replaced on on a Norcold, but did it twice in my previous Dometic. It’s not hard at all takes maybe 10 minutes.
    In the flue, the electric element is held in with two small electric connectors and literally sits in the opening. A few small screws to remove the heat shield, twist the glue open and lift it out.

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    Thanks, Second Chance.
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    Thanks, Redapple.
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    JFWIW A couple years ago I talked to a Norcold Tech at a rally and he said the 2118 has two heating elements. During discussion he said that for both elements to fail at the same time is VERY unlikely. So if both are dead it is probably something else (controller, wiring, breaker, etc) Just something to keep in mind.
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    Thanks, Jim.
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    We have a 2021 grand design momentum and the refrigerator wont stay running blows 5 amp fuse it's a norcold

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