fridge setting in 05 Dolphin

[late_bloomer]

I am at work, DW is testing our Dolphin in the back yard. She told me the fridge (a dometic double door w/icemaker) wasn't working, and that it was prompting her to select a setting. The choices were AC, AU, and LP. I told her to pick LP and make sure the propane was turned on. Which setting is for shore power?

[lostdog]

jerseyjim wrote:
JIMROSE: Good advice, but the OP makes no mention of 12V. Just auto and gas.

Ah But: It requires 12V D.C. to operate. All control functions are 12V. and if running off an invertor it is also 12V that's "inverted" to 115V A/C and will drain the batteries very quickly.

[jerseyjim]

JIMROSE: Good advice, but the OP makes no mention of 12V. Just auto and gas.

[jimrose]

A word of caution using "AU" if you have an inverter and the frig is on one of its lines. Your batteries will go down in a very short short time if there is not some charging input.

[Canadian_Rainbi]

Also note that the the rig needs to be level, and it should be on for 24 hours before adding the food. Also DON'T over fill it. It need airspace around the items inside to keep things cold. (Our usual mistake)

[happy-2]

Just remember that the freezer will get cold before the frig.

[late_bloomer]

DW reports that it is working fine on AU. I kept calling her and telling her to test various things, since I couldn't be there. (Does the tv work? How bout the dvd player. how bout the hot water, how bout...) Everything else seems to be working fine. We're taking our first 6 day trip next week, I can't wait!

[DSDP_Don]

Side note: The majority of the time, most people leave theirs on AU (automatic) so that when going from driving to campground and back it's seamless.

There is an occasion where it can be an advantage to force it to gas operation instead of automatic. That occurs when you're at a campground with only 20 or 30 amp power and you need to run other high draw items like a heater. By forcing the refer to gas operation only, you save the amperage needed to run the refer.

[jlrobison2]

It could be air in the gas line .. Light the stove first to get the air out of the line .

[jerseyjim]

My Dometic has only 3 settings: Off, Automatic and Gas Only. It is (and has been) on Automatic since installation. No need for the Gas Only. The system gives PRIORITY to "shore power" (electric) but automatically shifts to gas (propane) when there is no electricity. (This includes the electricity powered by the generator if you have one). And, of course "Off" when not being used.

[late_bloomer]

Awesome, thank you for the quick info!

[doxiemom11]

You should set in on AU - that is automatic meaning that if electricity is available, it will run on electricity. If there is none available, or the power goes out, it will automatically switch to propane. When power comes back on, it will automatically switch back to electric. This way as long as the frig is working properly, you don't have to worry about a power outage when away from the rig.

[late_bloomer]

Thank you!

[tommy_g]

AC