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mikestock
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Oct 05, 2013

Best to keep absorption fridge running or shut down

I have ac power available where I store the fiver. I keep the Dometic running all during camping season on ac power. Only shut it down when winterized. I know there are no moving parts but looking ...
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mikestock
Explorer
Oct 15, 2013
dclark1946 wrote:
If you leave the unit on all the time what do you do about frost accumulation on the cooling fins? There is much more accumulation on ours after a 2 week camping trip compared to a short weekend trip. I can't imagine what that looks like if you leave it on all the time.

Richard


If the door stays closed there is little moisture introduced into the box to form ice. I see very little after leaving it on and unopened for a couple of weeks.

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