Refrigerator in slide out not cold enough
I have used my present rig for 10 summers with the refrigerator in the slide out not being cold enough. For 10 years various mechanics have tried to "fix" the problem without success. My wife and I ...
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I guess that your mechanics have explained that running on gas you get about 50% more cooling capacity than running the ammonia refrigerator on the small electric heating element? I find that my RV requires that I run it on gas during warm days.
Many have installed a Samsung refrigerator, as they seem to tolerate a inverter power very well. You might want to look into that too.
Do you have a second refrigerator? You keep saying refrigerator in the slide is warm. Yes I have seen several toy hauler RV's with dual gas refrigerators.
There is no particular reason that a refrigerator in the slide out or not in the slide out would work better or worse than another one. Just that being mounted in the slide might cause it to be slightly more off level, or it might have a chance to 'rack' or twist side to side, allowing more air to get past the door gasket.
As for the electric refrigerator, the plan to leave it unplugged for 6-8 hours will work fine. If you have a problem, then move some blue ice packs from the freezer section to the refrigerator section when you plan on driving more than 4 hours in one day, it will keep it cool in the warmest days.
To meet the new energy standards most modern refrigerators have a lot of insulation. However I do not know if the gas RV type of refrigerator has improved on the sidewall insulation process or not. .
There are companies like Sun Frost that build 12 VDC electric refrigerators, and they are super insulated, designed for those who live in solar powered homes. But again it is a expensive option. I would rather have the 120 volt refrigerator and use ice packs on days that I travel more than 4 hours. Your refrigerator will not increase in temp significantly in 4-5 hours of time off.
The bigger problem would be finding some sort of a child safety latch system to keep the door closed while traveling.
Fred.
Many have installed a Samsung refrigerator, as they seem to tolerate a inverter power very well. You might want to look into that too.
Do you have a second refrigerator? You keep saying refrigerator in the slide is warm. Yes I have seen several toy hauler RV's with dual gas refrigerators.
There is no particular reason that a refrigerator in the slide out or not in the slide out would work better or worse than another one. Just that being mounted in the slide might cause it to be slightly more off level, or it might have a chance to 'rack' or twist side to side, allowing more air to get past the door gasket.
As for the electric refrigerator, the plan to leave it unplugged for 6-8 hours will work fine. If you have a problem, then move some blue ice packs from the freezer section to the refrigerator section when you plan on driving more than 4 hours in one day, it will keep it cool in the warmest days.
To meet the new energy standards most modern refrigerators have a lot of insulation. However I do not know if the gas RV type of refrigerator has improved on the sidewall insulation process or not. .
There are companies like Sun Frost that build 12 VDC electric refrigerators, and they are super insulated, designed for those who live in solar powered homes. But again it is a expensive option. I would rather have the 120 volt refrigerator and use ice packs on days that I travel more than 4 hours. Your refrigerator will not increase in temp significantly in 4-5 hours of time off.
The bigger problem would be finding some sort of a child safety latch system to keep the door closed while traveling.
Fred.
