Bad Time For Fridge Problems

The thermistor itself is probably exactly the same. The more expensive ones (like the one I bought) were just in a plastic tube that was water sealed --- condensation is what kills this part.

 

It would be nice if you could actually see a picture of the product but that doesn't seem to be the case with most of them. Not to mention most don't even reference the same part number. I get the feeling it's close to being a case of, one size fits all.

 

Assumign the picture is what you relly get. I've seen a lot of "Photo my differ from actual product" type of ads. $5 vs $50 --- $5, please. Add a tube of thermal paste if you're feeling frisky.


Dometic 4450001983 Ntc Thermistor Asm, Cfx, Cc40 - RV Parts Express - Specialty RV Parts Retailer

This is to the part number from Forrest Hodgin's post. I'd trust it since it appears to be an OEM #.

 

That's the $5 one I spoke of. I struggle to trust that price when nobody else comes close.

 

I was able to find this online. I don't remember where I bought mine when I replaced it --- but it was identical to this ebay listing. What it looks like as an image below for comparison....

There really is nothing to the part to speak of...

 

Yep. I saw that one too. Spoke with the seller to ask if it was a direct replacement for my Dometic PN. He thought it would be but told me I could return it if not. I may buy this one but his response was hardly a ringing endorsement that it is the correct replacement part.

 

I think that is as close as you’ll get. It’s not going to hurt anything….

all it is is a resistor that changes based on temperature. It’s not a dangerous part to guess with.

 

Seems like it. Don’t understand why it’s so difficult though, to know if you’re ordering the correct part or not. I hate buying online and I especially hate having to return things.

OK. I’ll stop yelling at clouds now.

 

LOL -- I know what you mean. My turn to yell at the clouds.

The core electric component is the same on all these thermistors. It's a rigged game. Heads they win, tails you lose.

Companies everywhere are doing it and making devices you can't get parts for. Right to repair -- it's an important issue that we as consumers are getting hozed on.

Talk to a farmer with a big green tractor, or to a guy with a phone with a broken screen or needs a battery to be replaced. You have to take it to the manufacturer for the smallest of repairs or, worse...buy a new one. "No user serviceable parts inside".

I just took my 2-year-old RAv4 Hybrid to get its oil changed at a quick lube place. The service writer shouts "DON'T PULL IT!!!" to the guy underneath. He had Mobile One 0-w16 oil, but not the filter. He says to me "I've never even seen this number before." Apparently, Toyota has decided to play the game. Semi-proprietary oil filters. I'm sure I can find a substitute but it is a similar situation to your thermistor.

Worse than that is just the planned obsolescence. Injet Printers who huge ink tanks that have components that are engineered to fail to limit the life of the printer. Don't get me started on apple computers and their CPU changes (Motorola to Intel, Intel to M1) between generations of laptops --- new software will not run on the old hardware. My old 'icebook' and 'g4 tower' are bricks only capable of running very old software even though electronically, they are 100% healthy hardware.

Trust me --- I get it. But so few companies today have you, the customer, in their list of concerns....only profit, meanwhile filling our landfills with unrepairable junk

That's why I'd personally cut my losses and take the $5 risk. Worst that happens...I don't get to buy that cup of coffee.

 

Oops, I guess I have one more cloud to yell at. It's really $25 when you include the cheapest shipping. Guess how much they will refund if you return it? LoL! The ebay one is free shipping.

 

Yell away

You could always go nuclear -- Dispute the charge as what they sold you was not as represented. I have a friend who used to run an antique business and had a number of people make him regret e-commerce for this very reason. The credit card companies were usually not very friendly to the seller.

 

For the record the new one arrived with no issues. I tested it inside for about a week on both AC/DC. No problems, everything seemed to work fine. So, I'm all set for the next trip. Repairing the old one is on the back burner for now but I'll get to it at some point this winter.