Fridge interior light while in storage
I like to leave my fridge and freezer door cracked open while in storage. I'm also connected to shore power while in storage and do not cut power to the trailer. It sits on the side of my house so w...
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N-Trouble wrote:
Yes I have an on/off and gas switch but those only control the fridge, not the light. Light is always powered regardless of whether the fridge is running which is the problem.
I don't really like the idea of leaving it running while in storage with nothing in it. Seem like a waste
I'll try to locate the fuse and if not resort to tape on the interior switch
Mine's the same way—the switch for the fridge doesn't disable the light. I don't know why they wire it that way, but they did, and that's the way things are. Many details of RV electrical system design can be rather mysterious.
I got around the problem of having the light on during storage by also having a broken door switch for the light so it never turns on. More generally applicable solutions include the tape on the switch, removing the bulb, pulling the fuse, or adding a second switch to the power line on the inside of the fridge (which, at least on mine, would be quite straightforward).
