Dometic refrigerator setting while traveling

[randemar]

Our 2001 Roadtrek refrigerator gets cold when hooked up to shore power, but does take a while. In order to keep things cool while traveling, do we keep it set on AC or do we need to set it to gas and turn on the propane? Other than off these are the only two settings (no DC setting). I assume when boon docking we need the propane and battery turned on.

[Dusty_R]

I read once where a couple pulled into a gas station, I believe they were pulling a 5th wheel. A worker was servicing a filter on a gas pump, and it blew up killing the worker and destroying the RV. It could be that the furnace in the RV came on.

[dougrainer]

Dusty R wrote:

pennysmom09 wrote:

old guy wrote:
turn it off and put small reusable Ice packs in the fridge part and then when you get to camp put them in the freezer part. that way you won't have a gas explosion at a service station when you forget to turn of the pilot light. you will get a lot of turn it on while traveling from a lot of lucky people on this site

Very alarmist thinking. Rv refers are designed to run on propane while on the road. The chance of An explosion because of them is slim. It isn’t an ice box of old days.

We had a fridge that was on the same side of the mh as the gas tank fill, so I added a switch near the drivers seat, and turned the fridge off as we entered the driveway to the gas station.
The only problem I had was remembering to turn the fridge back on after leaving.

After more than 40 years in the RV service business and reader of countless RV business and RV'er type magazines(Good Sam types), I have NEVER read or heard about a mishap or explosion at a gas Station that was related to a RV refer being on LP. Remember, PILOT light Refers will always have a flame and those are probably less than 1 percent of the refers today. All others will have auto ignition and odds are will NOT be lit when fueling as the refer has met its cold level. Also, most modern gas pumps have vapor recovery type systems that by law cannot exhaust fuel vapors like in the old days. So that minimizes the possibility of raw gas vapor/fumes migrating to the refer if on. I worry more about the people that LIGHT up cigarettes when refueling. The act of lighting the cigarette is more dangerous around gas pumps than a RV refer. Doug

[2oldman]

pennysmom09 wrote:
The chance of An explosion because of them is slim.

Slim? It's more likely you'll win the lottery.

[Dusty_R]

pennysmom09 wrote:

old guy wrote:
turn it off and put small reusable Ice packs in the fridge part and then when you get to camp put them in the freezer part. that way you won't have a gas explosion at a service station when you forget to turn of the pilot light. you will get a lot of turn it on while traveling from a lot of lucky people on this site

Very alarmist thinking. Rv refers are designed to run on propane while on the road. The chance of An explosion because of them is slim. It isn’t an ice box of old days.

We had a fridge that was on the same side of the mh as the gas tank fill, so I added a switch near the drivers seat, and turned the fridge off as we entered the driveway to the gas station.
The only problem I had was remembering to turn the fridge back on after leaving.

[pennysmom09]

old guy wrote:
turn it off and put small reusable Ice packs in the fridge part and then when you get to camp put them in the freezer part. that way you won't have a gas explosion at a service station when you forget to turn of the pilot light. you will get a lot of turn it on while traveling from a lot of lucky people on this site

Very alarmist thinking. Rv refers are designed to run on propane while on the road. The chance of An explosion because of them is slim. It isn’t an ice box of old days.

[old_guy]

turn it off and put small reusable Ice packs in the fridge part and then when you get to camp put them in the freezer part. that way you won't have a gas explosion at a service station when you forget to turn of the pilot light. you will get a lot of turn it on while traveling from a lot of lucky people on this site

[wa8yxm]

set it to gas and turn on the propane?

[randemar]

Thank you for the manual and clearing my issue up.

[MrWizard]

run it on propane while driving

i keep mine on Propane ALL the time, i never use the electric mode
Unless i run out of propane

[enblethen]

Your refer is definitely a manual operation only. I would make a note for myself to switch refer as part of setup and breakdown.RM 2332 Manual

[randemar]

I believe it is 2332 or2333.

[the_bear_II]

A good tip besides using propane is to make sure the food you add is as cold as possible when you load up for the trip. Some RV'ers will put a plastic container with ice in the fridge portion to help with the cooling.

We also try to light ours the day before the trip to get it cold before leaving.

[enblethen]

What is the model number?

[randemar]

There is no auto setting, only four -
ac, off gas and off.