residential refrigerator upgrade question
I have a travel trailer that we are putting in a magic chef frig but we heard that since we move/travel quite often, we will have to let it set unplugged for 24 hours before plugging it in. They say ...
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Way back in the day, which was long ago, the caveat was a refrigerator could only be transported UPRIGHT. Then the magic of science stepped in and things changed. EVERY modern day fridge can be laid FLAT, even upside down, altho that's not recommended.
To the OP. Don't worry about your fridge. If you have to turn it off while traveling, simply power it on when you get to your destination. It'll take about an hour to chill and all will be good again. If you're going to travel with it ON as we do, and you have an ice maker, either turn that OFF or turn on the water pump as the ice maker could be damaged by trying to operate with no water in it....Dennis
To the OP. Don't worry about your fridge. If you have to turn it off while traveling, simply power it on when you get to your destination. It'll take about an hour to chill and all will be good again. If you're going to travel with it ON as we do, and you have an ice maker, either turn that OFF or turn on the water pump as the ice maker could be damaged by trying to operate with no water in it....Dennis
