Refrigerator & water heaters
In between trips is it OK to leave our refrigerator and water heater plugged in.
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I am just a weekend camper.
I only have a gas water heater and I shut it off between my weekend trips to save gas.
I shut the fridge down too. Although I try to keep it level it seems to me that running it more of the time could lead to the blockage in the tubes that kills these types of fridges.
If my trips were only 2-3 days apart I would leave the fridge on. Sometimes when I am absolutely certain they are only 5 days apart I leave it on. (Besides it is extra work to unpack and repack it.) But, if I'm not sure when the next trip will be or if it is more then 5 days I shut it down. Clean, dry it, and prop the door open.
(Never forget and leave the door shut and the fridge off. You would be surprised how fast and how much mold can grow in there. lol)
I only have a gas water heater and I shut it off between my weekend trips to save gas.
I shut the fridge down too. Although I try to keep it level it seems to me that running it more of the time could lead to the blockage in the tubes that kills these types of fridges.
If my trips were only 2-3 days apart I would leave the fridge on. Sometimes when I am absolutely certain they are only 5 days apart I leave it on. (Besides it is extra work to unpack and repack it.) But, if I'm not sure when the next trip will be or if it is more then 5 days I shut it down. Clean, dry it, and prop the door open.
(Never forget and leave the door shut and the fridge off. You would be surprised how fast and how much mold can grow in there. lol)
