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djg
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Jun 30, 2016

Running fridge on generator

I have been playing the fridge game for a month on the road and cannot keep it cold in the real hot weather.I keeps blowing the thermal coupler diode and then I get a E-3 error. On our last week of the trip when the thermal coupler blew I jumped it and still will not keep fridge cold, night time fridge goes down to 34 or so degrees but in the day if it is real hot above 90 (and then blow the coupler) it will climb as high as 55, we travel alot and sometimes go for 10 or more hours freezing ice blocks does keep the food cold but the temp on fridge still goes up been thinking about hooking my generator up and trying that does anyone have experience with this method and does it keep the fridge cold off the electric. This has been a problem since I bought this TC, temp always rise after about 4 hours of travel time right from day 1 very frustrating.

Dave

23 Replies

  • 12v is not the way to go, ever. I put tow small fans in my fridge compartment one at the bottom and one on the top. A pusher and puller, hooked them to a lighted switch and when the temps get high I turn them on.
  • Agreed, propane burner provides the most cooling BTU, far more than the electrical heating pad.

    Check uTube videos for cleaning the back of the fridge, your coils could be blocked, or the flu, etc.

    Maybe you need booster fans to force air over the coils.
  • Your fridge will run colder on propane.
    Try one of the battery operated fans inside the fridge.