Non-Frozen Food Items in Freezer Compartment
Please refresh my aging memory cells as to the proper way to start and operate my refrigerator. 1. Turn the unit on at least one day before planned use. 2. Freezer unit will cool down first, then ...
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RV refrigerators are not the most efficient with respect to cooling so any room temperature food put into the refrigerator is going to take a long time to cool down.
On a recent trip I started the refrigerator two days before we were leaving. After 24 yours the freezer was about 5 degrees and the refrigerator compartment at 35 degrees.
The day we are leaving I check the refrigerator compartment and it's 65 degrees??? I'm wondering "what the heck is going on". Well it turns out my wife had purchased take-out for that evenings meal and it was still warm when she put it into the refrigerator. This wouldn't have been a problem in a residential refrigerator (much faster heat exchange) but took hours to get the temperature back down below 45 degrees in the RV refrigerator. Fortunately it wasn't 8 or 12 hours since the other food in the frig was already pretty cold.
On a recent trip I started the refrigerator two days before we were leaving. After 24 yours the freezer was about 5 degrees and the refrigerator compartment at 35 degrees.
The day we are leaving I check the refrigerator compartment and it's 65 degrees??? I'm wondering "what the heck is going on". Well it turns out my wife had purchased take-out for that evenings meal and it was still warm when she put it into the refrigerator. This wouldn't have been a problem in a residential refrigerator (much faster heat exchange) but took hours to get the temperature back down below 45 degrees in the RV refrigerator. Fortunately it wasn't 8 or 12 hours since the other food in the frig was already pretty cold.
