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CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Jun 24, 2018

Should I turn off my fridge for a few minutes if not level

I often RV at the same place. On the way home I stop to visit a friend. The only parking places are very not level. Should I shut the fridge off for the 15-30 minutes that I stop there ? The food insi...
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4x4van
Explorer III
Jun 25, 2018
Define off-level. The manual on my Norcold says that it is safe to run at up to 3 degrees side-to-side or 6 degrees front-to-back (looking at the front of the fridge). That calcs out to about a 19" difference front to back (bumper to bumper), and/or a 10" difference left to right side in my RV (based on my RV's length and width). Anything less than that and it is not necessary to turn it off.

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