Hello Everyone,I have a question about the refrigerator in my travel trailer. The trailer is a 1993 Terry Resort 24C and the fridge is a Dometic RM2611. It cools great on propane staying 35 degrees in the refrigerator and very cold in the ice box. However, on our way home this past weekend from the North Rim AZ, the refrigerator temp was at 65 degrees after 6 hours of driving with the propane off. Outside temperature was around 100 degrees. I have read that a refrigerator should only lose 4 degrees in 8 hours, so this is not right. It is also not recommended to travel with the refrigerator and propane on. Any ideas what could be wrong?Thanks

I tried that one time and the temps went far too high. Only rise 4 degrees in four hours? Not possible imo. I also tried it with a resi and it went too high so we power it as needed and don't mess with that.I've always traveled with propane running before I had a residential.

Not recomended by who?Probably 98% of us travel with the refer on. That means propane on too! There is nothing wrong with doing it that way.Off, your probsbly lucky it only got up to 65.

Delano1981 wrote: It is also not recommended to travel with the refrigerator and propane on.By whom? As donn said, the vast majority of us do it all the time. I can provide hundreds of pages of discussion on this if you care to wade through it.

We have been rving since 1968, we have always traveled with the frig on propane. My opinion (such as it is) 100 degrees temps while traveling will make your frig warm unless it is operating while traveling. JMHO

I don’t see any problem with your very old fridge moving to 65 degrees after 6 hours with outside temps in the 100s. Some don’t travel with their propane fridge on but I do. Gasoline is far more dangerous.

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azrving
Explorer
Sep 12, 2018
rhagfo wrote:
We always travel with refer on propane.
When it is real cold out side we would travel with the furnace on propane, nice to arrive warm.

When it's hot out we hit the remote start for the Honda 3000 and the AC kicks on before stopping for a break. More is better, we want it all. :)
rhagfo
Explorer III
Sep 12, 2018
We always travel with refer on propane.
When it is real cold out side we would travel with the furnace on propane, nice to arrive warm.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2018
I don’t see any problem with your very old fridge moving to 65 degrees after 6 hours with outside temps in the 100s. Some don’t travel with their propane fridge on but I do. Gasoline is far more dangerous.
Itchey_Feet
Explorer
Sep 12, 2018
We have been rving since 1968, we have always traveled with the frig on propane. My opinion (such as it is) 100 degrees temps while traveling will make your frig warm unless it is operating while traveling. JMHO
2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2018
Delano1981 wrote:
It is also not recommended to travel with the refrigerator and propane on.
By whom? As donn said, the vast majority of us do it all the time. I can provide hundreds of pages of discussion on this if you care to wade through it.
donn0128
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2018
Not recomended by who?
Probably 98% of us travel with the refer on. That means propane on too! There is nothing wrong with doing it that way.
Off, your probsbly lucky it only got up to 65.
azrving
Explorer
Sep 12, 2018
I tried that one time and the temps went far too high. Only rise 4 degrees in four hours? Not possible imo. I also tried it with a resi and it went too high so we power it as needed and don't mess with that.

I've always traveled with propane running before I had a residential.

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