[C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

[Jack Brennan]

I don't know about Nova Kool, but I've found the Dometic Cold Machine to be fine. I installed a new replacement six years ago, and it has been running continuously ever since.

The only problem I've had was a faulty thermostat.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.



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-------- Original message --------
From: Dave Hupe via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Date: 4/23/24 9:09 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com, --Bill via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>, C320-List at catalina320.com
Cc: Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

I did consider the  Nova Kool unit with a freezer box with lid, but decided to just install the RT4 unit, similar to what I already had.
Hans wrote about the amperage draw settings that can be changed.  I recall that everything needed for this option comes already with each unit....don't  need to buy anything more.
Go for it Bill!
Dave Hupe
1994 C320 #32

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  On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 9:39 PM, --Bill via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   Thank you.  The Nova Kool looks very good to me.  And I like the freezer cover on the RT6 model.
—Bill Ackermanr
1995 #240

> On Apr 22, 2024, at 8:07 PM, Hans Dose via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
> To piggy back onto Dave Hupe’s recommendation- I purchased nearly the same
> Nova Kool unit except bought the package which included a slightly larger
> freezer with a lid on top priced the same (RT6 vs. RT4). It fit fine and
> I’m very pleased with it's performance.  There are three different
> amperage draw settings you can choose from with Nova Kool's control
> modules. Nova Kool LT201-RT6 Ice Box Conversion Kit (suremarineservice.com)
> <https://www.suremarineservice.com/Galley/Ice-Box-Conversion/LT201-RT6.html>
> https://www.suremarineservice.com/Galley/Ice-Box-Conversion/LT201-RT6.html
>
> In hindsight, I would have upgraded the control module to the ac/dc module
> so that it would run off 110v. dockside and I could leave my batteries
> switched off when not at the boat.
>
> Hans Dose
> 1999 C320 #569
> Alamitos Bay - Long Beach, CA
>
> On Apr 22, 2024, at 3:20 PM, Dave Hupe via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
> 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