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Old 11-24-2009, 04:32 PM   #1
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Refrigerator

Newbie here with a newbie type question. Don't even know if this is the right forum but, anyway.
concerning the refrigerator. I understand that it will switch over to propane once you unplug from the ac. My question is. . . . will it continue to cool while you are traveling or will the wind blow out the flame or exactly what does happen? I am concerned that after driving all day from point a to point b that the "stuff" in the fridge will not be cold.
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Old 11-24-2009, 04:43 PM   #2
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We welcome all newbie questions on this site. Your fridge should travel just fine on gas. I should stay lit while you drive down the road. I put a remote sensor on the wall to read fridge temp at all times. Here is a link to a web album that shows what I did. Link http://picasaweb.google.com/Drifty1/...59208783394066
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Old 11-24-2009, 04:53 PM   #3
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We have traveled several thousand miles with the fridge operating on gas, this is our 3rd rig, and have never had a problem with the fridge not staying cold while operating on gas. You will always have a cold one waiting when you arrive at point "b"
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Old 11-24-2009, 05:13 PM   #4
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Same as everyone else. We always travel with the fridge operating on gas, and have never had a problem.
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Old 11-24-2009, 08:45 PM   #5
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The main place it might be of concern is at a gas station, if there were a dangerous amount of gasoline vapors floating around from somebody causing an accidental spill or some such.

That said, I travel with mine on. Done it for at least 20,000 miles with 3 different rigs, and I'm still here.

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Old 11-24-2009, 09:15 PM   #6
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In the last couple of years I have learned to travel with the propane on the fridge. I truly don't know if the flame ever burned out but when arriving at our destination the fridge has been nice and cold each time which tells me the flame restarted as needed. I have driven through several windy conditions during this time.

If I stop for gas I do turn off the propane before refueling because of the potential for the reignition of the fridge causing a spark and thereby creating a hazard. I would do the same if I know about an impending tunnel but I haven't run into that.

I wonder if there is a way to put some indicator in the TV to tell if the fridge is still running when you are towing. But maybe it's enough that Drifty's remote display be checked when you make a stop. After all, most safety conscious recommendations are not to run the fridge on propane in the first place.
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:07 AM   #7
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We always travel with our fridge on gas mode, never had a problem of any kind, with an auxiliary tank on board we only fill up now while unhooked. I would be shutting it off while refueling.
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:30 AM   #8
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I guess I am in the minority here as I turn my gas tanks OFF while travelling. I find that the fridge remains cold on its own for up to about 8-10 hours, more than I travel in a day anyway. I guess it's an "old fashioned saftey thing". To each his own. Some things just die hard. But, these fridges seem to hold the cold in pretty good.

On Edit: Maybe IF I had a remote fire sensor in the TV I would feel more relaxed about travelling with the propane on.....
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Old 11-25-2009, 04:01 AM   #9
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Like others here, we've traveled for 15 years now with 3 different rigs and left our propane on. I (DW) have a checklist I go over each time before closing up the interior for travel. The last item is to check that the refrigerator has changed over to gas and the refrigerator doors are securely shut.
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Old 11-25-2009, 04:11 AM   #10
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propane on in all five rigs we have owned. It is true that the fridge will hold the cold in a 8/10 hour travel day as we have expeimented with that. I would say it is a individual choice.
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Old 11-25-2009, 04:59 AM   #11
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always travel with our fridge on gas mode, never had a problem of any kind, with an auxiliary tank on board most of the time where not towing when we fill u but when we do we still keep fridge running.......... been doing that for over 30 years now camping
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Old 11-25-2009, 06:11 AM   #12
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We travel with our refrig on. One suggestion, before changing from elect to gas on the first leg of a trip, I light a burner on the stove. That gets the gas through the empty lines to the area of the refrig so it does not spend so much time trying to light it's self.
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Old 11-26-2009, 03:10 AM   #13
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We use to travel with the fridge on gas and then turn it off before fueling. Like Phil, we figured out the fridge stays cold for several hours if the door is not opened. Based on that logic we now travel with the fridge off. Why burn the propane if we don't need to.
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We also travel with the gas on. Remembering to switch to electricity when we get free electricity has been a problem.
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We also travel with the gas on. Remembering to switch to electricity when we get free electricity has been a problem.
Ours has an Auto switch so we don't have to remember (and that's a good thing!).
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We also travel with the gas on. Remembering to switch to electricity when we get free electricity has been a problem.
Ours has an Auto switch so we don't have to remember (and that's a good thing!).
Tom, we have an inverter that will run the fridge on electriciy, but it uses way to many amps compared to the efficiency of the propane. When we don't get electricity from our solar panels; and when it is free from an RV park, we have to remember to manually make the switch......been a problem for a long time...in our case, think CRS is at fault.
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