We have a Dometic RM 2852 2-way refrigerator in our 2008 Bigfoot camper and after trips the wife shuts it off and props the doors open with the little blue taps that came with the unit. Although this last time she forgot to turn off the refrigerator and left it on AC power as we always plug the camper into the house power. I noticed it was on a week later and wonder if this would ruin anything on the refrigerator. I have not had a chance to turn it back on to see if it cools because we are out of town but I am wondering if when we go to use it will it work. Thanks for the replys in advance.

Do you mean it was running nonstop because she left it on with the door open?

I did the same thing for 2 days and everything was ok

It might have a long term effect, it they are designed for X thousand hours of run time. But probably no immediate effect.

I have no idea if it will harm it or not. But my gut feeling, and if it was my RV, I wouldn't worry about it.

not much different then having the doors closed, and the ac off in high temps. It ran 100% for 200 hours..

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deadticket8
Explorer
Jun 30, 2013
But did you have your door open 24 hours a day? If it was on electric the meter was spinning!
bfast54
Explorer
Jun 30, 2013
deadticket8 wrote:
Your power company loves you!

Wow......what to say..........? I notice a $10.00 difference,a month,in the summer,when I leave my fridge on 110, works out to roughly $0.33 per day.....thirty three cents.......how does the power company notice,love them?:h.....:h....:S
deadticket8
Explorer
Jun 29, 2013
Your power company loves you!
bfast54
Explorer
Jun 29, 2013
So,I am confused,as your question is not completly clear to me....
So......running it for a week or two,is no issue.....I usually start mine in may......run till nov.

If you left door open, then more frost will form.

If you left it running,off level for just a week, no issues....a month, 3 months,diff story maybe.

Fridges......are made to be run.....period.....
aruba5er
Explorer
Jun 29, 2013
When in Az in 100+ temps I doubt if that thing ever shuts off because it can't keep up. Temp rises all day, cools down overnight and starts rising again with daylight. Still working well. no moving parts. The only thing I would worry about if it was off level. If so all you (she) did was waste electricity or propane.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jun 29, 2013
That should not damage it, Mine has been on contously for the better part of four years (We turn it off from time to time to defrost) many full timers on the forums all run theirs 4-6 months at a time between defrost times.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 28, 2013
CAREFUL OUT THERE!

We done got us a "Bob Barker"
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jun 28, 2013
lfeather wrote:
If it was level, there shouldn't be any problems...

Ding, ding, ding.....winning answer
lfeather
Explorer
Jun 28, 2013
If it was level, there shouldn't be any problems...
ScottG
Nomad
Jun 28, 2013
I did the same thing to our last fridge and no harm was done. All it's doing is running constantly - something it would do anyway if it was in very hot weather.