Camper refrigerator upgrade. How to replace camper refrigerator with a home model. Lots of details. 

Thank you, very informative. Will be doing most of the work on my own and feel way more confident after watching.

Without without his video I probably could not have done it by myself he made it so easy I would recommend watching this video again to anybody that needs to remove their dumb attic refrigerator freezer from a 2002/5 wheel

Sir…U R AMAZING…Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge… your video has shaved me thousands. Don’t even know you… love you mucho! My husband loves you more… I do all the RV maintenance…. Yeah a!..

I am doing this upgrade when my fridge is delivered this weekend. I watched many of these install videos and only a couple explained fridge placement area prep fully. The fridge cools off through it's sides not the back like older and full size with coils in the rear. You need to remove all the side insulation to give at least 1" of cooling area on both sides of the fridge. The more air flow you allow around and then away from the sides, the better the temps will regulate. I travel with my 5th wheel so I have installed to my batteries a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter. So it will be on while traveling. We like the pacific coastline for our mostly summer vacation time. So it is cooler and the fridge should be good in the mild temps. But travel to the coast we see temps at times over 100f. So the sides of the fridge must be cleared and air flow around it as open as possible. I will not be sealing the access outer doors. Just putting screen over all the slots for pest control. Nor will I seal any of the side and top areas of the Fridge. The air as we travel should push and or pull air over and around the whole fridge for cooling. If we do need it on in cold temps, I would cover the outer doors mostly. This will keep the temps much more steady. People have complained at it's inefficiency when they seal it up and keep the wall side insulation.

My fridge is out and this video shows basic idea for removal and what to possibly expect. Thanks

Very informative! I live off grid and did take off my old fridge and installed a new one just running full in solar, not bills after paying the supplies that were needed. sheers

Far better than the fridge that was in there. I have never had any luck with the propane part working right. Also those other two wires are a 12volt supply as the fridge will also run on 12v.

Well I went ahead and made the leap it was not fun taking the old one out and putting the new one in took my wife and I all day but it was well worth the effort as long as it gets me to the winter times I'm set and it is absolutely 10 times better than the refrigerator that we had before

I also did this upgrade. I'm full-time in a 2014 Keystone Sprinter Wide Body 299RET parked in a senior trailer park. I got the Hiaer 9.8 cu.ft. frost free fridge from Lowes. I ganined a ton of food storage space. I am saving $35 a month on electricity (I was not comfortable "burning" propane to cool the Dometic fridge, so I ran it on A/C). The Dometic was an energy hog. 400 watts continuous. All of that said, my biggest concern with the Dometic, was "FIRE".

Thanks for the video and the link to the propane line cap. Very helpful on the project I’ve got going right now.

Thanks for the video . Very helpful on the project I’ve got going right now.

I would've done a few things differently, but most of the info was good to have. I have the same rv fridge and to replace it with a rv fridge, the cost was over 5000.00 just to buy the unit.

Hey I wanted to say thank you I have the same darn refrigerator and it will not keep cold because I live in Arizona it was $118° the other day hot and I want to replace it with a regular refrigerator and I found your video to be very helpful thank you so much for posting this video.

Another enjoyable video looks like a fun place for a weekend getaway

Nice to be able to just back out onto your porch. We'll be doing the 'down-the-stairs' thing. I was all set to make the trip to Indiana to JC Refrigeration to get my existing RV fridge converted to a 12 volt compressor type fridge. We do a LOT of boondocking and are all "solared out" with Lithium-Ion batteries and a 2000 watt inverter. Now that I've seen your video I've decided to ditch the Indiana trip and instead, drive four miles to my Local Home Depot and get one of these Magic Chef fridges. I have to order it, of course, but this makes total sense. My local mobile RV guy says he's done six of these swap-outs and everyone LOVES their new fridges. Thanks for making this video. it really DOES look fairly easy. I watch a detailed video of someone else doing the JC installation and it looked way more involved. I'm not interested in "Involved". I'm interested in cold beer with little involvement. :)

Very helpful video. Thank you for doing it.

One more comment, in case it's not clear. The 45-amp adapter doesn't mean you're getting 5 less amps than the 50-amp connection. Something that many people don't understand is that, while the TT30 connector is indeed 30 amps, the RV50 connector is capable of supplying 100 amps of total current. The reason the RV50 has four pins is that your getting TWO 50A legs, or a total of 100 Amps into your trailer. This is why you see three AC units on some of these RVs. That connector can supply up to 12,000 watts of power to your rig. Many "professional" electricians get it wrong, and try to wire up both lines of the outlet to the same Line. That's why it is always good to have one of those surge-protector with the circuit analyzer. It will tell you if it has one leg or two. That adapter dog-bone is typically getting 30 amps from the same leg as the 15/20 amp outlet. But, it's better than having to rely on just the 30 amp alone.

Campgrounds use GFCI on that 15a plug. The adapter will trip the GFCI.

Great job! Don't tuck insulation in those openings. That refrigerator needs ventilation on the sides. Just install some screen inside the original vent to the outside to keep out bugs. We did that years ago and never got critters inside

I have some water damage to repair on my interior ceiling panels, including the ceiling panel that runs over the top of the fridge!! I’m trying to figure out how to navigate that before I start dismantling anything! Thanks for the informative video!

Cool!

hi barry looking good

Wish I had that bottom door and shelves!

JoDaddy, how has the Magic Chef fridge worked out for you in the RV? I am in a 5th wheel in a permanent location too and will need a new fridge soon. I'd love to install a residential fridge like you did and wanted to get your 2-year report. Thank you for the great video!

The 2 wires you took loose on the back look like your 12 volt for your propane ignition .

What a coincidence I'm doing the exact same thing now

Gotta have chilled wobbly pops.

Those wires are for the 12 volt part of the refrigerator

Jo can you please show some pictures of the trim work and how you did the final locking it down via screws in the back and did you install a upper bracket. I installed mine but need to finish trim looking for information.

What were the measurements for the new refrigerator height width and depth on the package of the refrigerator?

What was the exact size of the new Majic Chef frig you installed? I can't find it. Thankyou for doing this video it is a HUGE help.

Looks more like what happens when you try to draw more power than a cable is designed for. Also, you are absolutely NOT supposed to run the gas when on the road. That is completely false and highly discouraged.

So how is the refrigerator holding up? I just installed one in my camper also. Had to do a lot more remodeling though had to enlarge the opening for the Height

After you took out the original fridge with the frame around it did it give you more room for a bigger option? We’re looking for a replacement fridge but can’t find one with the same specifications as the original

Hey there! I’m looking to do this with my 50amp rig as well. Have you had any issues shorting? I was told I’d need an inverter or something, but I’m not sure why.

When you were plugging the new refrigerator in I noticed the compressor on the new refrigerator was exposed did you take a cover off or did it come that way?

Oh heck replace the camper. 🤪

Jo Daddy! You need to update your Amazon link to the refrigerator. As of July 2023, it doesn't appear to be stocked by Amazon any longer. Great video, sir! We did the same swap about 2019. Our old 8 cu ft Dometic Gas/Electric was not keeping up, and was terribly small. The gain in going from 8 cu ft to the Magic Chef's 10 cu ft is huge, in RV terms. Plus it cools so much better. Something to keep in mind. Differences between the operation environment of the two fridges. The RV fridge inside/outside separation is at the front outside edge. The back, sides, and top and bottom are "open" to the outside vents, hence the insulation on those surfaces of your trailer walls. A residential fridge is meant to be INDOORS, not outdoors, which is what you're doing when you leave those vents open. The top, back, and sides should be open to the INTERIOR of the trailer. Ours has enough gap at the front bottom edge, and at the top to allow air to circulate from the room, and the exterior vents have been blocked off with foam insulation board, making the fridge space part of the living area of the RV. It's been working great for 4 years, now. Ice trays freeze in about 2 hours, instead of, well, we don't know, because we never could get full size ice trays into our old freezer!

I've seen most of the time turning the lp fridge upside down for a day or two will cause them to work again

Would you theoretically be able to cut out those cabinets under the fridge and place a taller fridge in the fifth wheel?

I’m just wondering if you have had any issues with the refrigerator cooling in your RV? I’m needing to do this to my RV I’m concerned about it getting enough airflow. Sometimes we leave our RV for weeks at a time without any AC on.

What size is the male cap

I'm thinking about the same thing. We had some chicken in the freezer to spoil for almost 2 weeks After $200.00 cleaning supplies and disinfectant, the stench was still unliveable. We have removed the RV 12 volt refrigerator and don't know what to do.

I was wondering how that would work in the winter Don't residential refrigerators have to be at a certain temperature in order to work how do you avoid problems in the winter

Isn’t this a 120V fridge on a 12V plug-in? Curious cause I need to do the same conversion in my Travel Trailer.

How did you secure the fridge so it doesn't fall out? It would be frightening if that flipped forward.

How did you get rid of the old refrigerator?

The only problem is that the frig you installed rejects heat from the sides (NOT the back), and you installed it in a tight enclosure that does not allow air flow to convent the heat away. I also notice you left the insulation on the inside of the enclosure, which makes the ref work even harder to remove the heat. Installed this way, the ref does not cool evenly and uses much more power than necessary. The main question you have to ask yourself when you install a refrigerator like this is - "Where does the heat go?"

what size cap was that for the LP line?

Please help with the following very frustrating issue: The cheap stupid decision the RV manufacturers are NOW doing which is eliminating the propane gas/electric Frigs and putting ONLY 12v Frigs in most RVs and practically destroying the boondocking ability if one does not have a ton of batteries and a ton of solar panels. I have a new motorhome and will sell my brand new 10 cubic ft 12v Frig in order to replace it with the old dependable gas/elec Frig. Help with that conversion !?!?!

That mug was heavy !

Where did you buy your refrigerator ?

How big is that fridge thanks

Folks dont understand the reason most rvs have absorbtion fridges,the 2 r not close ,1 has a cooling unit,the other absorbs heat and cools itself...a residential fridge can not withstang travelling on the road...the absorbption fridge is 5 x the times the price fir a reason...u will never have a fridge in the boonies unless u have solar and a generator

There's no 220 volt in campers

How is your 30 amp 220 volts?😂

NEVER plug a 50 amp trailer to a 30 amp supply. That's just dumb.

Probably saved your life doing this these absorption refrigerators are a extreme fire hazard and they should be illegal