I belong to another list and this recently came up as an answer to replacing your NeverCold fridge. Sounds like a great option to spending all the extra $$$$$ for a Norcold. I know when mine gives up the ghost I'll go with this option, hopefully they will still be making these units! Todd & Brenda Lanning Life's2Short 1985 40' Oceania Trawler btlifes2short@aol.com Check out our blog @ _http://btlifes2short.blogspot.com_ (http://btlifes2short.blogspot.com/) Currently: Blue Bluff Landing, Tenn-Tom Waterway, MS. Bay Springs Lake by this weekend! "I've spent most of my money on boating & women. The rest I've just wasted!" Installation: I've installed a Haier 4.6 compact 115VAC refrigerator, replacing our very old and noisy Norcold which gave up the ghost on our last trip. Guests sleeping in the salon in the future will sleep well, as this Haier is almost soundless. When I turned it on, I thought I had a problem as I could not hear it until I put my head right on it! We will run it through our 2500 W inverter when out of the slip. $149. at Walmart's is a lot better than well over $1,300 for another Norcold. The interesting thing is you can only buy this model: ESRNO46BB (BB is for black) at Walmart. It is not even in the Haier website, as it was made to Walmart's specifications, requiring compliance with the energy star rating, which I felt was important. The Haier HNSEO5BB is the same fridge except that it has a motor to drive the compressor and is therefore non compliant with energy star specs. The one I bought runs the compressor with solid state circuitry and Haier assured me the capability is the same as the HNSEO5BB, only it's quieter. What's not to like about that!? The compressor is guaranteed for 5 years. I rigged two teak mounting strips that were left from the Norcold installation, with bolts that slip into two holes in the steel mounting bar under the fridge's rear end. These lock the fridge in so it can't slide out. I replaced the front left leveling adjustor (too short) with a hex head metric bolt that matched the threads, I then added some small "L" shaped pieces of the foam packing it came with to eliminate any sideways or vertical movement in heavy seas. As I wanted the door to swing open away from the galley, I changed the hinges and found that to be an easy job. There is approximately 2" of space in the enclosure on both sides, and on the top and bottom. At the rear, opposite the vent to the outside, there is a bit over 5" for air circulation. For good measure I drilled a bunch of half inch holes, top and middle, through the bulkhead separating the fridge enclosure from the space under the sink. There were already three 2" circular holes high in that bulkhead. The power cord goes through the rear one. I found some nice thin teak strips at a ship chandlery to dress up the front openings around the fridge. Power draw test: ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ At 12 noon today, Jan 6, 2009, I ended the test at 71 hours, three more than I would need for my average trip. The total amp hours used was (-165.9 amp hrs). During the test I ran lights and power tools to at least approximate usage during an actual trip. I did not turn on the microwave, toaster or coffee maker. With everything off before I switched back on shore power, the Link 10 volt display showed: 12.30 / .35 VDC on the house set. The Link time left display showed 122.8 or a tad less than half of the 255 total. Average amp hours for the test were 2.3 and 1.1 of that is the inverter, so the fridge ran @ 1.2 amp hours per hour. Guess I can throw away the box! **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas for any occasion. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000008)