Fridge on or off during storage?

[TANDDANDBIGE]

I have seen both sides; some keeping the doors open to avoid mold, some say never turn the Norcold off, if you can help it. What say all you knowledgeable folks?

[RayChez]

I turn the Norcold 1200 LRIM off when in storage. I do leave the doors open. No need on running the fridge if you are not using it. There is that much more wear on the fans and everything else.

[jsmart]

10forty2 wrote:
Just another opinion.... we leave ours turned off with the doors propped open when not in use, even though the coach stays plugged up all the time.

Ditto. plus we put a box of arm and hammer in both the fridge and freezer.

[mikestock]

I always have the same question about the best way to maintain the Norcold 1200. I stay plugged in 24/7/365 and leave the fridge on full time until it is time to winterize. Then I unload all of the food sauces, soft drinks, etc, clean out, defrost, shut down and leave the doors open.

I did this with the Dometic unit in my previous rv and it lasted only 8 years, so I don't know, still. I have read opinions from both sides.

[dcbrewer]

Turn mine off and open door, don't need to run if not using. Will turn on the day before we are going to use,

[Mr_Mark1]

One thing that I do is that I empty the ice maker and turn it off when it's in storage. The defrost cycle clumps the ice together and I like it fresh.

So, when we are ready to start a trip, I bring a zip-lock bag of ice from the house and then turn on the ice maker in the coach. We have ice after one night.

MM.

[Cauffield65]

I leave my refrigerator on with the ice maker running and one of the A/C's set at 82 degrees and the inverter is keeping the batteries charged and it does not cost $ 30 a month. I dont know what type ref Old biscuit has, he may need to replace it.

[barbandwayne]

We rent a space which has no power so our fridge is always off with the door propped open a couple of inches. We bring it home,plug it in and let the fridge cool before we load up the next morning. Our unit is 12 years old and we've always done it this way.

[Two_Jayhawks]

DrewE wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:

T bone wrote:
...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Sounded high to me too. I went online and the fridge in my coach costs about $5 per mo. Energy calculator

That calculator is for standard compressor fridges, not RV-style absorption fridges which are quite a bit less energy efficient. The heating element is typically around 300W, and on for the majority of the day. 150 or 200 kWh per month is in the right ballpark for an RV fridge, which could easily be around $30 a month depending on your electric rates.

My apology I should have stated mine is a residential fridge not a absorption fridge.

[DrewE]

Two Jayhawks wrote:

T bone wrote:
...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Sounded high to me too. I went online and the fridge in my coach costs about $5 per mo. Energy calculator

That calculator is for standard compressor fridges, not RV-style absorption fridges which are quite a bit less energy efficient. The heating element is typically around 300W, and on for the majority of the day. 150 or 200 kWh per month is in the right ballpark for an RV fridge, which could easily be around $30 a month depending on your electric rates.

[Two_Jayhawks]

T bone wrote:
...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Sounded high to me too. I went online and the fridge in my coach costs about $5 per mo. Energy calculator

[mtrumpet]

T bone wrote:
...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

$30.00/month to run an RV fridge in electric? :E :E

[T_bone1]

...running fridge will do same but cost you roughly $30+ month in AC Power..OLd Biscuit-------WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

[Blaster_Man]

Turn it off and open the doors. Why subject it to the wear and tear if you are not using it?

[Busskipper]

TANDDANDBIGE wrote:
I have seen both sides; some keeping the doors open to avoid mold, some say never turn the Norcold off, if you can help it. What say all you knowledgeable folks?

Don't know if this is from knowledge or just habit but in the last 20 years the only time mine has ever been off is if it has no power to run it.

So if this is a survey then mark me down as leaving it ON.

JMHO,