Running the fridge for 2 days off level?
I can’t pull the rv Home to cool the fridge due to a neighbors waterline issue. At the storage lot my rv is sitting a full bubble off level, I was going to plug it in today and pick up the rv Friday ...
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Ralph Cramden wrote:wnjj wrote:
The main concern with shutting it off it remembering to turn it back on. :)
Keep in mind that 3 degrees of slope is 1:19 or 5.24% so many areas that "aren't level" may be just fine. If you want to be really sure, set your level at that angle and then you'll know where the bubble sits for the danger zone for quick checking in the future. To do this, set the level on a board and raise it 1" high, 19" from the end. Remember too that the front to back direction (which is side to side for the way most fridges are in a TT) is 2x that or 1" in 9.5".
Exactly.....or buy into the RV forum banter of how you have to be 100% spot on level.....its your decision!
Of course simple answer is a duty cycle compressor fridge. Don't have to be concerned with a pressurized system. Can operate at peak efficient at up to 30 degrees out of level.
Why my ammonia fridge will be on Flea-Bay next spring, replaced with a duty cycle compressor fridge (winter time project). You'll see a gradual shift to duty cycle (Danfoss/Secop) comnpressor fridges in the future, they are already being installed in many units and... they are less expensive initially. Example, a complete unit (compact, less than 2.0 cubic foot Dometic C series is under 900 bucks, actually less than a rebuilt 'Amish' cooling unit.
No temperature swings and not impacted by high ambient termps either. You set it for say 40 in the box, it stays at 40. What a concept.
