Fridge on or off during storage?

T bone wrote:
...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

$30.00/month to run an RV fridge in electric? :E :E

...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Turn it off and open the doors. Why subject it to the wear and tear if you are not using it?

TANDDANDBIGE wrote:
I have seen both sides; some keeping the doors open to avoid mold, some say never turn the Norcold off, if you can help it. What say all you knowledgeable folks?

Don't know if this is from knowledge or just habit but in the last 20 years the only time mine has ever been off is if it has no power to run it.

So if this is a survey then mark me down as leaving it ON.

JMHO,

We leave ours plugged in and power on 24/7. My reasoning is the cost of replacement. Like most things they last longer when being used and the monthly cost for about 10 years is less that the cost of replacement.

An absorption fridge uses about 5.7 kwh per day. That translates where I live to about 68 cents a day. I can see no reason to run mine in storage.

When put away for winter storage (from November to April) ours is off and the doors left open. However, once it comes home for the season, it stays on all the time (electric). Our fridge is never empty during camping season as we use it almost every weekend.

Thanks, all. I installed an Amish unit last year and just want to be sure I am doing all I can to ensure a loonnngggg life out of it. Yes, always level and we keep it clean and open, off when not using for more than a couple of weeks. Stored inside at home with power. Sounds like that is the popular consensus.
Thanks again for your input. TB

We park our RV at home and it's always plugged in. When we had our Norcold, we would empty it after each trip, turn it off and leave the doors ajar, unless we had plans to go again in less than a week. The day after the trip, I would use one of the kitchen hand towels to absorb the water out of the icemaker and then wipe down the interior with the same towel. Both on propane or electric, RV refers operate by heat. I don't know if I would leave an RV refer running unnecessarily.

For the past 4 years we've had a residential unit. We leave it run 24/7 just like we do in our house. That's another nice feature about he residential unit, you can safely leave it running with food items, like condiments.

Fridge off and doors open when in storage. Been doing that 8 yrs and fridge still works like new. Also avoids ice build up in freezer.