refrigerator does not cool while driving
we recently purchased our first motor home, a used 2015 Forrest River Forrester with 10,000 miles on it. We are learning about using it but so far the refrigerator does not cool while driving. It is a...
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dahkota wrote:
We have the RM1350. It works on 120V or on gas.
When driving, we run the fridge on gas. FYI, when the vehicle engine is switched OFF in Auto mode, the fridge will automatically turn off for 15 minutes. This is a safety feature to ensure that propane is not running while fueling (the fear is that gas fumes may get into the vented area and ignite). So, running your RM1350 while on the road is safe as long as Auto mode (not Gas mode) is engaged. This is called "Temporary Gas Lockout and can be found in the manual.
During the summer, the fridge runs warmer while driving than while sitting and can get up to 38 degrees. During the winter, this is not the case and we typically see no rise in temp.
Yippers. Page 7. Always run with LP and our RM1350 on.
