Keeping the fridge cold on hot weekends

Question

Our freezer can make a block of ice in 8 hours. But the fridge runs marginal on hot days. I installed a computer fan in the cavity above the fridge to help vent hot air. But the best solution thus far is to put a gallon size milk jug inside after frozen. It gives our fridge the help it needs and can be cycled between the fridge and freezer. Now I can get truly cold beers out of the fridge and it's cold, not just chilled. Happy camping.

midnightsadie · Answer

ADD A FAN WITH MORE CFM. MY FRIG WILL FREEZE THE MILK.

rockhillmanor · Answer

RV Fridge's.You've got to teach the family to get in and get out!No looking around to see what's in the fridge with the door open like they do at home. Cold is lost from too many and long openings with an RV fridge.When I have guests the beer goes into a cooler filled with ice outside the RV. Beer DOES taste better when on ice anyway! :C

joebedford · Answer

I found that parking the RV so that the afternoon searing hot sun doesn't hit the exterior fridge wall helps a lot. Even putting the awning out to shade it helps.

rockhillmanor · Answer

joebedford wrote:I found that parking the RV so that the afternoon searing hot sun doesn't hit the exterior fridge wall helps a lot. Even putting the awning out to shade it helps.X2If you do have the MH parked with the fridge side to the west, I drop the awing to it's lowest position. Keeps the fridge panel cooler AND makes a big difference INSIDE the RV too.

stickdog · Answer

Under filling is as bad as over filling so keep the fridge full of beer, take out a cold  one and replace with a warm one.

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