Cheeseburger in fridge that is turned off.
We had our maiden voyage in our brand new Sportsmen 190 last weekend, everything went good. It was nice upgrading from the popup that we had for 11 months and only used 10 times before deciding we sh...
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Tystevens wrote:kaydeejay wrote:
For future reference, if you have power at that location, why bother to turn the fridge off? Power usage is minimal and your fridge prefers to keep running than be turned off anyway.
Mine gets turned on in the Spring and off in the Fall when I winterize.
Runs on propane when on the road, otherwise it's plugged in.
This is what I'm thinking as well. Our fridge gets turned on a few days before our first trip, gets turned off when I winterize. Uses a lot of energy to cool down, vs. relatively little to stay cold if unopened. Plus, it is so nice to keep it stocked with things we'll need -- condiments, sodas, a stash of popsicles and ice cream bars, things like that -- making packing for a trip very quick and easy. I just have to load some fresh food and we're ready to go.
Plus, since ours takes about 24 hrs to get cold and stabilize, and I would be forever forgetting to turn it on the day before we go somewhere, it is pretty much a necessity, or else we'd not be able to make use of it.
Myth: It takes more energy to cool a building when the AC has been off all night/weekend than it does to keep it running at a higher temperature. The facts: It always saves energy to shut units down completely.
When not in use I recommend that the fridge be turned off. The simple reason that I suggest keeping it off is due to energy conservation. Whether you are running off of electric or propane, you are going to be wasting energy. This is the method that I have always used. I have had many RVs over the past 36 years, they have all been different makes and models and vintages and I have yet to have an RV Refrigerator fail on me.
