Turn of Norcold refrigerator when not using?
Planning on not using the RV for the next3 months. What do you do with your refrigerator turn down temp and let Ron or completely shut down. RV is plugged into power when not being used. Thanks for yo...
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wnjj wrote:maillemaker wrote:
My Norcold refrigerator has a Gas - Off - Electric switch. When I'm not using it, I turn it off.
Why wouldn't you turn it off?
I think old internet lore had suggested the heat cycling was worse for it than staying on.
That is strange lore indeed, since when it's off there is no heat cycling going on; but when it's on, the system is cycling on and off once or twice per day, or perhaps more frequently. The exception, I suppose, would be the old absorption fridges where temperature control is manual and actually adjusts the flame size, rather than having some sort of thermostatic control system.
I could see where, under a few specific conditions, the heat in the compartment from its operation could help prevent condensation and rust. But generally, non-operation is not going to cause the fridge to break down (and neither is operation, for that matter, assuming things are sufficiently level).
