Fridge on when parked at home

Thanks to everyone for the come backs and extra info. Guess the DW wins this round will turn the fridge on this am and she can put her Cranberry conserve in there as the first items, right after some beer.

I will this coming week - to defrost turkey

My DW agrees with your DW. Ours is on 24/7. I often cook out there as well.

However, I do disconnect the battery at the disconnect switch during the weekdays to not constantly charge the battery. Old habit.

don,t you hate it when she,s right?

Thanks Old-Biscuit for that info. I think I got some bad advice in the past..

Mitch

MitchF150 wrote:
Nope... ;) .

Also, my RV fridge is a Dometic that had the recall notice on it, but I didn't do the recall because it didn't fix the issue.. Just made it so that when the pipe breaks, it diverts the leaking liquid away from the flame, but also caused the fridge to not work as well...

So, I just don't use it on electric anymore and that's what works for me..

Good luck!

Mitch

Mitch.........the recall added another temp sensor that shuts down all 12V DC power should a high temp event occur
The high temp event could happen whether on electric or propane
No 12V DC---no fridge operation

Should a leak occur......no fridge cooling BUT electric or propane could still function which could cause major overheating and possible fire.
That is what the recall was meant to prevent.

And it has no effect on how well fridge cools.......good or bad.

Doesn't 'FIX' initial issue....but short of complete replacement of cooling unit with thicker tubing/better welding recall is better than not having it done.


OP.......

We turned our DOMETIC (with the recall) ON in Nov. 2006 and it has rarely been OFF since.
Runs on electric when at CG w/power
Runs on propane while in transit or when no power is available
Parked in driveway ON electric right now. Only thing we need to do is put the perishables in for next trip.


Our converter is 3 stage charger so batteries are not abused.....but our inverter has a 3 stage charger that does a better job so it is in service

If it is level an you need it why not?

If it is going to sit for more than a few days, we bring the food into the house.

Ours we ice up once in a while but is easiest to remove the food, wipe it down and crack the door so it does not mold.

A day or before we leave we turn it back on.

I leave ours on in the DP as an escape from my live in brother in law. Sometimes you just have to have some time away!

tvman44 wrote:
Ours pretty much stays on 24/7/365. :)

X2 We leave canned drinks in the fridge. When we want to take off camping, we throw in some perishables and hit the road.

We live in south Florida. Refrig an AC are on 24/7/365