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Bob_Vaughn
Explorer
Aug 15, 2017

residential refrigerator vs rv gas/electric refrigerator?

If given a choice of the residential refrigerator or an rv gas/electric refrigerator which would you choose? It seems like all the new 5th wheels come with the residential model. I suppose if you ne...
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ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Aug 18, 2017
There *is* a safety issue (fire) due to failure/s of RV propane fridges.

Not so with residential.
(Anything can happen - but in 30 years as a F/F, I never responded to a fire in -or caused by- a residential fridge!)

*If* you prefer AC/Propane - you should have a fusible link activated extinguisher installed behind the fridge (in the compartment).

If/when my AC/propane fridge dies or I buy a new RV - the choice for me would be real E-Z.....residential..:W


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