This is going to be a dumb question so bare with me.I got our FW out of storage last night, got it home, plugged it in. Switched the battery on, and turned on the inverter. All systems go.Except the Fridge (an LG). it was there with no power.I went out, flipped the battery off, camper still had power other than the fridge. Turned battery back on, cycled the inverter on/off although it was running. still no power to the Fridge.I then went to the panel, all breakers were solid. i unplugged 2 fuses, 1 said kitchen, which killed the lights, and the other i want to say said misc. which didn't kill anything immediately obvious.So, i don't remember if i went directly back and checked the fridge or if something else distracted me first, however when i checked it, it was finally powered up.My question is, after sitting all winter did something happen? does it take some time to register the power? did the dealer trip something when they winterized it? or was it merely just me messing with the fuse?The fuses weren't blown and were not replaced.

thirtydaZe wrote:This is going to be a dumb question so bare with me.I got our FW out of storage last night, got it home, plugged it in. Switched the battery on, and turned on the inverter. All systems go.Except the Fridge (an LG). it was there with no power.I went out, flipped the battery off, camper still had power other than the fridge. Turned battery back on, cycled the inverter on/off although it was running. still no power to the Fridge.I then went to the panel, all breakers were solid. i unplugged 2 fuses, 1 said kitchen, which killed the lights, and the other i want to say said misc. which didn't kill anything immediately obvious.So, i don't remember if i went directly back and checked the fridge or if something else distracted me first, however when i checked it, it was finally powered up.My question is, after sitting all winter did something happen? does it take some time to register the power? did the dealer trip something when they winterized it? or was it merely just me messing with the fuse?The fuses weren't blown and were not replaced.Everyone please keep your clothes on, this is a family forum.Any fuse feeding the inverter to power the refrigerator is going to be realllllly big. Hard to guess what the issue may have been since it is now working.

I feel silly sitting here naked while reading the forum. :)

gbopp wrote:I feel silly sitting here naked while reading the forum. :)You have to many layers on to be naked up there in the old winter still:B

Was the fridge light not working when the fridge wasn't working, or only the compressor not running? If you had light, evidently it was getting power.Depending on the design of the fridge, it may be possible that the compressor wouldn't start up immediately if it happened to be stopped in the middle of a defrost cycle. Sometimes this is controlled with a little electromechanical timer mechanism, or at least it used to be done that way often.

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thirtydaZe
Nomad
Apr 21, 2016
DrewE wrote:
Was the fridge light not working when the fridge wasn't working, or only the compressor not running? If you had light, evidently it was getting power.

Depending on the design of the fridge, it may be possible that the compressor wouldn't start up immediately if it happened to be stopped in the middle of a defrost cycle. Sometimes this is controlled with a little electromechanical timer mechanism, or at least it used to be done that way often.

It was a situation where the fridge light wasn't on, which is why it drew concern. had the light been on i wouldn't have thought twice about it.

Actually our fridge shows the set temp for the freezer and the fridge in a separate area, which weren't on either. just no power.

So last i looked, last night late all was good and cold as normal.

hopefully it's still going strong.
Fizz
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
Remember.
If all else fails, use a bigger hammer.
DrewE
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2016
Was the fridge light not working when the fridge wasn't working, or only the compressor not running? If you had light, evidently it was getting power.

Depending on the design of the fridge, it may be possible that the compressor wouldn't start up immediately if it happened to be stopped in the middle of a defrost cycle. Sometimes this is controlled with a little electromechanical timer mechanism, or at least it used to be done that way often.
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2016
gbopp wrote:
I feel silly sitting here naked while reading the forum. :)

You have to many layers on to be naked up there in the old winter still:B
Wanderlost
Nomad II
Apr 21, 2016
:S
gbopp
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
I feel silly sitting here naked while reading the forum. :)
beemerphile1
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
thirtydaZe wrote:
This is going to be a dumb question so bare with me.

I got our FW out of storage last night, got it home, plugged it in. Switched the battery on, and turned on the inverter. All systems go.

Except the Fridge (an LG). it was there with no power.

I went out, flipped the battery off, camper still had power other than the fridge. Turned battery back on, cycled the inverter on/off although it was running. still no power to the Fridge.

I then went to the panel, all breakers were solid. i unplugged 2 fuses, 1 said kitchen, which killed the lights, and the other i want to say said misc. which didn't kill anything immediately obvious.

So, i don't remember if i went directly back and checked the fridge or if something else distracted me first, however when i checked it, it was finally powered up.

My question is, after sitting all winter did something happen? does it take some time to register the power? did the dealer trip something when they winterized it? or was it merely just me messing with the fuse?

The fuses weren't blown and were not replaced.

Everyone please keep your clothes on, this is a family forum.

Any fuse feeding the inverter to power the refrigerator is going to be realllllly big.

Hard to guess what the issue may have been since it is now working.

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