My rig sits for about six months. when i got her i was told it would be a good idea to run the fridge once a month for a day or two while she sat. the fridge is electric and propane,and i have easy access so it's quite possible to do. looking for any thoughts regarding this. thanks

No idea, but I've never done that in 12 years of owning my TT.. Each Spring when I uncover it, I fire up the fridge and it has always worked. I shut it down between trips while I'm using it too.I've heard folks leave them running 24/7/365.The fridge in my house has been running for over 16 years. Not the same type of fridge as an RV fridge of course.. ;)Good luck with whatever you do.Mitch

According to a local cooling unit rebuilder, that sort of short term on again, off again cycling is hard on a fridge because the extreme temp transitions is are hard on the tubing. I think your dealer is the only person I have ever heard say such a thing. Leave it off.

I never run mine between Nov. And March. I've never heard of anyreason to fire it up over the winter. In fact, I always heard that turning it on an off all the time was harder on it then letting it run. Thermal cycling I think was the issue.

Funny someone else posed the question earlier todayhttp://forums.motorhomemagazine.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27987913.cfm

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ScottG
Nomad
Oct 05, 2014
According to a local cooling unit rebuilder, that sort of short term on again, off again cycling is hard on a fridge because the extreme temp transitions is are hard on the tubing.
I think your dealer is the only person I have ever heard say such a thing.
Leave it off.
MitchF150
Explorer III
Oct 05, 2014
No idea, but I've never done that in 12 years of owning my TT.. Each Spring when I uncover it, I fire up the fridge and it has always worked. I shut it down between trips while I'm using it too.

I've heard folks leave them running 24/7/365.

The fridge in my house has been running for over 16 years. Not the same type of fridge as an RV fridge of course.. ;)

Good luck with whatever you do.

Mitch

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