Plug it in or shut it down
The question is....when not using your RV, do you shut everything down or do you keep it plugged in? I was told 10 years ago to keep the RV plugged in and the refrigerator on. Shut off everything e...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
The fridge won't go bad from sitting.
Unless you are keeping it stocked to head out for the next trip, power off including the main battery switch.
$40/month...is almost $500 per year for little or no benefit if you aren't stocked to head out. After 10yr, that's $5,000 guaranteed cost...a new fridge would be a lot cheaper (not that it's likely to fail anyway).
I prefer disconnected as I've seen a couple of electrical fires in unattended units. Way more expensive than a new fridge.
$40/month is cheaper then standard outdoor storage which has NO BENEFIT
PLUS I have the added BENEFIT of walking into 5vr when doing work outside and get a NICE BOLD BEER cause 5vr is parked at home, plugged in and other then perishables fully stocked.
I once saw a FORD truck burn to the ground parked in a driveway and it was off. Burned house & garage down plus neighbors car.
Once saw a house burn to the ground ...gas leak.
Parking at home doesn't mean you have to plug it in. You are conflating storage lot vs home parking. As most storage lots don't give the option to plug in, it's not relevant to the question.
If I'm at home and need a cold beer, I just go to the fridge in the kitchen. Keeping it fully stocked is a good idea if you head out most weekends. If it's 2 months between trips, no harm but kind of silly to burn thru the expense of keeping the fridge powered.
