2006 LD 26.5 TK. Prev owner put in a dorm refrigerator. I ordered/received Dometic to fit original cutout. Approx 24"wide by 24"deep. It isn't coming in through the door. Choice is remove window or remove passenger seat. I read window removal works, but frig is 120lb and that's a lot of lifting. Has anybody tried removing passenger seat (or even laying the seat back?
Hi Mark; The refrigerator will fit (carefully) through an opened window. You don't need to remove the frame or anything else. I'm not sure which window; a midbath owner will have to chime in here. It will generally take two people. I remember that previously people mentioned having heavy duty blankets laying on the window tracks to prevent damage to the thin aluminum tracks. RonB
Open the midbath's dinette window--you don't need to remove it--and lay blankets or cardboard over the sill to protect it. The fridge will fit though. It's a two-person job.
While the removal through the window method has always worked for me, it is a two person job. If working solo, removing the passenger seat isn’t difficult, just four Torx-head bolts and one electrical plug to remove. The seat is heavy too .
After removing the old refrigerator, it would be the time to add insulation to the enclosure.
Larry
MBIRNBAUM,
In case you haven't already found it, here is a thread that describes our experience:
Dometic Refrigerator Installation (https://www.lazydazeowners.com/index.php?topic=35866.msg224906#msg224906)
Here is the specific message, including photo, of how we removed the dead fridge, and then moved the new fridge, through the dinette window:
Dometic Refrigerator Installation (https://www.lazydazeowners.com/index.php?topic=35866.msg225543#msg225543)
Good luck.
Jim