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In Southern California - Need referral to RV shop to remove and/or replace Norcold 3Way Fridge 3163

AldebaranJillAldebaranJill Member Posts: 477
edited July 11 in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Hi Folks,
I have relocated from Washington to Southern CA, and given the heat and the elevation I may be camping at, and the past refusal of my Norcold 3 Way to light on propane, I need to tackle this issue now.

I've gone through all the threads of people finally giving up on their Norcold 3-Way fridge and either replacing them with the swanky Isotherm Cruise 65 Elegance (or other fridges) or going the 12 V electric cooler route mounted on slides.  I am now in a condo, and my T@B is in storage lot, so working on it myself is not possible. I am hoping someone in Southern California has someone they know, a dealership, or a RV repair shop... that has done this type of work, or would be capable of doing it.

2013 T@B Maxx, inside fridge (under range).

SOS....

Jill
2013 MAXX T@B towed by a 2015 Volvo S60 5 CYL AWD Sedan
Seattle, WA -> Palm Springs, CA
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  • tphaggertytphaggerty Member Posts: 60
    John at EPS (619) 871-1084 did our Alde fluid conversion for us. I think he is near Santee Lakes but does mobile repairs and service. He is Nucamp trained and did a great job for a very reasonable price. 

    I think he did the work in 2022, so not sure what his current situation is, but I would definitely recommend him. 
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  • pthomas745pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,233
    I live in Lakewood, and I have used a couple of RV maintenance types for a couple of jobs.
    "Mike's Mobile Tech" is not really mobile, they have a shop in Santa Ana. (Some pages still show the business in Cypress, but they are in Santa Ana!) (714) 483-2357.  
    This is an actual "mobile" service: RV Express Mobile Service.  They came to my driveway and did some basic repairs.  I showed them what other owners have done with a couple of Forum threads, and they were able to sort things out fairly quickly.  (I had some huck bolts sheared off the frame).  (714) 880-0303



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  • ReenieGReenieG Member Posts: 264
    edited July 20
    @AldebaranJill I saw a similar inquiry in another post and mentioned John Schilling. He's in the San Diego area and has worked on my T@B. He's very good and utd on all things nuCamp. I would imagine he would do it and do it right. I'm not sure of the name of his shop but I have his personal cell number. If interested, please reply here and I will ask him if it's alright if I give out his cell number. I'm pretty sure it is but I like to ask if it's not publicly posted. 
    He's also the admin on the So Cal Rally page on Facebook and he's pictured here (far left) as well. FWIW, I'm the gal on the lower front left with "Hank, the Puggle."   
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  • tphaggertytphaggerty Member Posts: 60
    John Schilling is the John at EPS from my prior response (just checked my email correspondence from him). Again, he was mobile, did great work, was reasonably priced and is NuCamp trained/certified. 

    He did my Alde fluid conversion in March of 2022.
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    2018 T@B 400, 300Ah Renogy LiFePo batteries, 350W Renogy rooftop solar
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  • CherokeeCherokee Member Posts: 323
    Vogels RV in Northern CA (worth the drive) https://www.vogelsrvs.com/ is the best T@B deler in California. They fixed my 3-way NorCold 180.3) with new parts from their stock. They also do conversions 
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  • AldebaranJillAldebaranJill Member Posts: 477
    pthomas745 said:
    I live in Lakewood, and I have used a couple of RV maintenance types for a couple of jobs.
    "Mike's Mobile Tech" is not really mobile, they have a shop in Santa Ana. (Some pages still show the business in Cypress, but they are in Santa Ana!) (714) 483-2357.  
    This is an actual "mobile" service: RV Express Mobile Service.  They came to my driveway and did some basic repairs.  I showed them what other owners have done with a couple of Forum threads, and they were able to sort things out fairly quickly.  (I had some huck bolts sheared off the frame).  (714) 880-0303



    You are referring to the RV Express Mobile Service in Palm Springs? Phone number looks the same....

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  • AldebaranJillAldebaranJill Member Posts: 477
    Thank you to everyone for all the leads!
    2013 MAXX T@B towed by a 2015 Volvo S60 5 CYL AWD Sedan
    Seattle, WA -> Palm Springs, CA
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  • pthomas745pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,233
    @AldebaranJill according to Yelp, the business with that same name in Palm Springs has been closed since 2023.  Or, at least there is no update on their page, no reviews, etc since then.
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