[C320-list] Refrig Renew

[Jeffrey Hare]

It would be worth a phone call to the Alder Barbour tech support.  I assume
it's r134a or what ever that modern non-freon mix is.

Seems more likely that it needs something other than a recharge however.

Look at the archives here, there's a brief discussion about the fridge.
There were others that talked about specific replacement parts also...

http://mail.catalina320.com/pipermail/c320-list_catalina320.com/2006-June/  

-Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Block [mailto:cblock at austin.rr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 8:14 AM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Refrig Renew

Greetings All...

I'm planning on doing a recharge on my refridge this weekend.  It seems the
compressor is not turning on, hence the Admiral's beers are not cold.  It's
a 94 Adler Barbour.

What material do I need?
Tools?  Guages?  ending pressure?  recharge with it on or off, plugged in or
not?  check any voltage/current at the unit?
Will I need to convert from one refrigerant to another?
Assuming there is no large leak, can I just recharge and make it through
another summer?

On a different note, while at the dock, is there a way to convert the fridge
to run on shore power when its available, and turn off when its not?  I will
still want to use it on battery when away from shore power.

Any help is appreciated.

Chris
Amore #139