What did you do to your Class C MH today???

Pianotuna wrote:
I don't intend to not run the fridge. I wish to measure the speed at which the first cycle happens.

Ah, now I get it.

Hi treeseeker,

I don't intend to not run the fridge. I wish to measure the speed at which the first cycle happens. I have data from before for comparison purposes.

pianotuna wrote:


From previous testing I do have a "baseline" on cooling without ice packs.

Do you want to suggest some parameters for the testing?

I have always used Ice packs in both.. But thinking it thru I would go for the Ice pack in the freezer if doing one, as it has the most coils for the ice to work on. The fridge it self has a very small amount of coils..

We use our rig often just for day trips and will often start the cool down 30 or 40 min before we leave. The fridge and freezer do take time but with the ice doing part of the cooling we have always had cold things in it when we open the door. Little doubt it working as hard as it can.

Just found out that after my accident where this guy ran a red light and hit someone else and me, that my insurance is totalling my RV. The guy didn't have insurance.

Apparently the shop closed on July 3rd to celebrate so no shop. I figured what the heck, it's already in trouble so let's get radical. I took took the vise-grips to the rounded off nut and gave it a good hard tug. Ran the genset for a good 10 minutes and there was not even a damp spot. Of course I'll check it a few times when were out - I do have to sleep in there :-)

Barcole wrote:
In my heart I know that. Hence the trip to the shop.

TyroneandGladys wrote:

Barcole wrote:
OK - not today, but in the past week plus weekend...

Now I have a little seepage in the connection from the fuel line to the filter. Can't get it any tighter. Probably harmless but taking it to shop tomorrow along with some groveling.

NO such thing as a HARMLESS fuel leak no matter how small!!!!!!!!


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Pianotuna,

This could get complicated.

There are all kinds of variables, outside temp, inside (the RV) temp, if there is an external fan on the coils, or an inside fan in the refer.

If you are just using ice packs, then they would start out strong and continue to loose cooling capacity as time progresses.

Just running the refer would not cool as fast, but would cool down more in the long run.

Of course to be comparable, all tests would have to be run when both the outside temp and the RV inside temps are similar (not to each other, but for each test).

It is pretty easy to predict that using both ice packs and running the refer will cool it down the fastest. Faster still with both inside and outside refer fans.

Oh, a remote thermometer would be nice so you don't need to open the refer to read the temp.

Let us know your test results.

Hi TreeSeeker,

Because I enjoy finding out how things change--I've done many "back yard" experiments with RV's and I post the results on rvnet. That way sometimes definitive answers appear. For example "does solar charging play well with converters" The answer was a clear "yes" for my particular equipment.

It would be useful to me personally to know how long it takes to "jump start" the cooling process, and whether that should be done by cooling the freezer, or cooling the fridge. No one seems to have tried one or the other and measured cooling times.

From previous testing I do have a "baseline" on cooling without ice packs.

Do you want to suggest some parameters for the testing?

Decided to delay plugging in the fridge for a day and experiment with ice packs for cool down.

I am wondering why?

Hi,

Decided to delay plugging in the fridge for a day and experiment with ice packs for cool down.

Finally got my spare back up under the camper. The bolt that holds up the tire carrier was rusted. After looking at the crazy set-up, I decided it was just as easy to leave the carrier alone and just slide the spare back up on the carrier. It took all of my effort... Getting old... :)