For those Who Monitor the Temperature in the Refridgerator

K3WE wrote:
I dunno...I know that my RV fridge isn't EXACTLY like the fridge at home, but ice cubes form in the ice tray in the freezer and the milk and beer seem good and cold in the fridge.
What am I missing here?

I find that RV'ers that have problems with the fridge staying cold are in and out of it all day long and leave the door open longer like how we do at home. Add some kids to that mix and in the course of a day the fridge is not going to stay a constant cold temp..

The RV fridge can't keep up like that. Put a cheap thermometer on the shelf and open the door and see how FAST the temp goes up. You home fridge temp wouldn't even budge.

Kinda like the learning curve of taking military showers in an RV. You have to practice keeping that door closed quickly after you get something out of it.

Like when making dinner at home we most likely will take something out and put it on the counter and go back and get another item, leaving the door open. Can't take that habit with you in an RV if you want that fridge to stay cold!!.:C

Pirate wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
We use an ACU_RITE Refrigerator/Freezer Wireless Digital Thermometer to monitor the fridge and freezer. It records highs and lows, and can be set to alarm at user settable out of band temps.

Looks like a nifty gadget but with so many real negative reviews, I just couldn't see taking a chance.

Apparently we got one of the good ones like the other 70% of the reviewers did that gave it 4's or 5's. Our Chaney set has worked perfectly for the three years or so we've used it. The temp readings are within a degree of our conventional fridge thermometer reading when placed in the same location.

I keep a monitor because unlike a residential fridge there is variations in temp. But I only monitor the fridge side with an old hanging analog termeter at the top of the fridge. I figure if the top of the fridge is at temp, the bottom will follow, freezer is pretty easy, its either frozen or its not.

I dunno...I know that my RV fridge isn't EXACTLY like the fridge at home, but ice cubes form in the ice tray in the freezer and the milk and beer seem good and cold in the fridge.

What am I missing here?

I override the propane mode when I am not there. Mainly because I keep my propane tank valve shut off. Only use it when traveling.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
We use an ACU_RITE Refrigerator/Freezer Wireless Digital Thermometer to monitor the fridge and freezer. It records highs and lows, and can be set to alarm at user settable out of band temps.

Looks like a nifty gadget but with so many real negative reviews, I just couldn't see taking a chance.

If your food ever spoils

rockhillmanor wrote:
One thing I learned on this forum relating to camping and RV fridge's that I thought was 'real' important. Is how would you know if while you were away from your RV if the power went out?

Put a couple of ice cubes in a zip lock bag and keep in your freezer.

If the power was out for any length of time the cubes would melt in the bag. Power out long enough to melt the ice means an unsafe raise in the fridge temps and have your food spoil and contain harmful bacteria.

Even though when the power comes back on they will refreeze but not in the shape of the original cubes. Thereby alerting you there was a substantial period of no power.

I started doing this and have had 2 times where the cubes had melted and refroze. So without this little tell tale bag I would have not known.

I use this ice cube trick in our stick house freezer when we are away on a trip. We pretty much clean out the fridge before we leave, but for the few things we leave in the freezer, it's nice to know when we get home that they haven't melted and refrozen due to a power outage while we were away.

rockhillmanor wrote:
One thing I learned on this forum relating to camping and RV fridge's that I thought was 'real' important. Is how would you know if while you were away from your RV if the power went out?

Put a couple of ice cubes in a zip lock bag and keep in your freezer.

If the power was out for any length of time the cubes would melt in the bag. Power out long enough to melt the ice means an unsafe raise in the fridge temps and have your food spoil and contain harmful bacteria.

Even though when the power comes back on they will refreeze but not in the shape of the original cubes. Thereby alerting you there was a substantial period of no power.

I started doing this and have had 2 times where the cubes had melted and refroze. So without this little tell tale bag I would have not known.

Power goes out and mine switches to gas, no problem.

One thing I learned on this forum relating to camping and RV fridge's that I thought was 'real' important. Is how would you know if while you were away from your RV if the power went out?

Put a couple of ice cubes in a zip lock bag and keep in your freezer.

If the power was out for any length of time the cubes would melt in the bag. Power out long enough to melt the ice means an unsafe raise in the fridge temps and have your food spoil and contain harmful bacteria.

Even though when the power comes back on they will refreeze but not in the shape of the original cubes. Thereby alerting you there was a substantial period of no power.

I started doing this and have had 2 times where the cubes had melted and refroze. So without this little tell tale bag I would have not known.