[C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

[Dave Hupe]

Replacing the entire system with a Nova Kool https://www.suremarineservice.com/Galley/Ice-Box-Conversion/LT201-RT4_2.html was  recommended to me by several other 320 owners before I did it ... and I also recommended to many myself after a very good result (cost and performance). They have reported high satisfaction (cost and operability). 
I strongly recommend. I can provide more detail if anyone desires.
Dave Hupe 
1994 C320 #32
Holland,  MI 

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  On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM, Ken McCrimmon via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   Hi Bill
I replaced the Adler Barbour system, both the compressor and cold plate with a newer model last year.  If you just try to replace the compressor, you might end up with a problem if the fittings from the tubing don't match.  When i bought both parts, they did not fit together.  When I talked to the service department, they said I had a new cold plate and an older model compressor.  I had to send the compressor back and get a newer model.  I was pretty POed at the reseller for selling me something that would not go together.

Not to difficult a job if you have the right components.

Ken
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Subject: [C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

When I purchased #240 it only had the evaporator section of the Adler Barbour system, no compressor section.  So currently I have 12V wires and plugged male and female tubing connections in the port locker. The tubing is still connected to the evaporator in the refrigerator/ice box.
To restore the system do I just need to connect a new compressor or do I need to start with a new evaporator/tubing in addition to a new compressor?  Is this a DIY job?

—Bill Ackerman
1995 #240
Gulfport FL