- Aug 20, 2021
- 1,312
- Boat Info
- Started out as MAYBE A DANCER
Became a Dancer - 12/23/21
- Engines
- 450 DA Sundancer running CAT 3126
I have a 2 year old Raritan Icerette in the cockpit of my 450DA, one year out of warranty. The unit has been getting warmer and warmer over the past couple of months, and stopped making ice after a few weeks on the hard for a bottom job.
This unit makes, or used to, make ice fine, but it would stick together, then begin to melt a tiny bit, then the 5 weeks on the hard seemed to have killed it's cooling ability.
Fan works, compressor gets warm and I've bypassed the thermostat. My guess is a slow freon leak, and I am a year out of warranty.
Few companies will service this machine and I've been told it's likely a leak in the condenser - this makes the cost of repair a bad choice.
Please don't tell me to replace it with a fridge, or a countertop unit. I want to stay with a stand alone icemaker.
So, I know I ran into some bad luck with the Raritan.
Should I buy a new Icerette, I'll have numerous "spare parts" left over from the old unit . . . this is a plus.
Otherwise, can someone recommend a really good quality stand-alone icemaker that will fit the existing space in the cockpit?
BEST !
RWS
This unit makes, or used to, make ice fine, but it would stick together, then begin to melt a tiny bit, then the 5 weeks on the hard seemed to have killed it's cooling ability.
Fan works, compressor gets warm and I've bypassed the thermostat. My guess is a slow freon leak, and I am a year out of warranty.
Few companies will service this machine and I've been told it's likely a leak in the condenser - this makes the cost of repair a bad choice.
Please don't tell me to replace it with a fridge, or a countertop unit. I want to stay with a stand alone icemaker.
So, I know I ran into some bad luck with the Raritan.
Should I buy a new Icerette, I'll have numerous "spare parts" left over from the old unit . . . this is a plus.
Otherwise, can someone recommend a really good quality stand-alone icemaker that will fit the existing space in the cockpit?
BEST !
RWS