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howardwheeler
Explorer
Oct 04, 2019

Does an absorption refrigerator need winterizing

Since an ammonia based fridge has water in the system, does it need some form of winterization? Our camper will spend its first winter in really cold temps. Northern Idaho can get down to minus 35. It...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Oct 05, 2019
No damage from storage, but running them in the cold may kill the cooling unit.


ScottG wrote:
Like ANY fridge, they don't work well outside of manufacurer expected ambient temps.
But they nver hurt themselves.

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