Can I leave the fridge propane on while not in the rv?

valhalla360 wrote:
Do you leave your household fridge on when you go away for the weekend? Electrical fires can happen....

Unless your fridge is has known issues the risk of fire is negligible. As others have said, the consideration is the battery (that was one nice thing with the older mechanical propane fridges. They didn't need the battery to run the electronics)

The previous owner cut the propane lines to be "safe" so I had them re connected who knows how long since all the propane dependent things have been ran. Everything works tho. The rv mechanic found what looked to be a old mouse nest right next to the fridge chimney. We cleared it out tho. But the fridge chimney does get hot which is my concern. I'm sure it's normal. And as far as being away from the rv if it catches fire.. I'd rather be there to stop or prevent a problem than to be away. So I guess il start the fridge about 5hrs before I leave next trip and cut it off when I go to sleep. I don't have any problems driving with it on tho. Just don't want a problem to occur while I am gone.

Do you leave your household fridge on when you go away for the weekend? Electrical fires can happen....

Unless your fridge is has known issues the risk of fire is negligible. As others have said, the consideration is the battery (that was one nice thing with the older mechanical propane fridges. They didn't need the battery to run the electronics)

Fire.......
Hummmm not there, there, sleeping in rv


Battery power is going to be your biggest issue.

Will it ave enough voltage to keep fridge circuit board functioning?????


And as mentioned.....LEVEL

Fla904 wrote:
I'm just more concerned about the fire hazard and me not being present than anything.. Not the use of propane.

If my RV were fated to catch fire, I would much rather be far away than staying in it at the time. I'd think the chances of my being able to save it would be rather low, and the chances of me being seriously injured or killed higher than I would like.

While fridges may be one of the more common sources of RV fires, it doesn't follow that an RV fridge is a fire hazard, or that they're generally disasters waiting to happen. The vast majority of RVs never catch fire from any cause, thankfully. Still, it only makes sense to do some basic due diligence in preventing fires, such as making sure the fridge chimney (and other gas appliances) are clean and free of debris.

Parasitic loads may be up to 36 amp-hours per day.

Take the size of the battery bank in amp-hours and divide by 72. That may indicate the number of days that the fridge can be run without damaging the battery bank from too deep a discharge.

I'm just more concerned about the fire hazard and me not being present than anything.. Not the use of propane.

Make sure the trailer is parked level when storing, if you plan to leave the fridge running.

Jerry

Fla904 wrote:
I am storing the rv for a few days and have food in the freezer, can I keep the fridge running on propane while its parked and sitting un attended?

The fridge don't know if you are there or not.

Sure. That's how it's designed to be used. You can let it run 24/7 if you want. Mine does during camping season: electric when plugged in, propane when not, always on.

Yes, as stated above ... as long as your battery has a charge. We keep our refrigerator running 24x7. We park at home, on electric, but if we loose power, the refrigerator will automatically switch to gas. Been doing this for years and years and years.