Fridge and cold weather
We most of the time do not stay where it is cold but be in March where the temp can get below freezing . At what temp will i neeod to co er part of the fridge panel?
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- In those warm temperatures you have nothing to concern yourself with. NOTHING!!
When the temps get down to below minus 10F, I start to take notice.
If it drops a bit more, then I stick a light bulb in my fridge compartment to warm it up a bit.
I have lived in my RV in temps below -25C and no issues. It is when I get to -30C that the fridge sometimes will falter a bit. Couple months ago at -34C my fridge started to freeze up. I stuck a light bulb in the compartment and it resumed normal operation.
Currently minus 24C here (-11F) Fridge is working fine. It is supposed to get a little cold tonight so I may go put my light bulb in the fridge compartment. Yeah, guess I should do that.
Wind chill is expected to be -42C tonight (-43F) yeah, suppose I should pay attention....
Really though, in the temperatures you mention, you have nothing to worry about and don't need to do anything. Your fridge will work fine. - What direction is the wind out of? Is the sun shinning on that side of the MH? Is it in a slide or not? I'd monitor the refer temps at the bottom and when they get above 45 I'd cover most of the lower vent.
- Last I was camping, it was the end of Jan, outside temps were around 0F at night and in teens during the day. Fridge worked fine 2 days leading up to camping and 3 days while camping and 2 days when I got home but was too lazy to unload the fridge. I was on electric the entire time, I imagine the propane system would have worked without issue as well.
I'm sure there is some temperature point when the ammonia phase-change stops working but I don't know where that is. I've read on these forums of folks blocking the vents and putting light bulb heaters behind the fridge... not sure if it's out of necessity or just piece of mind. - Our frig has a bottom and top vent.
I cover my bottom vent when it gets below 20 F. I have heat tape on the ice maker line and it seems to work. In the past, usually the frig quit working below zero.
Haven't had any issues the past two years and this winter has been quite a test!
