Tom N
Sarver, PA/Crystal River, FL/Indiana, PA
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Leave it on if there is food in it, turn it off if it is empty.
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DakotaD
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nickelAF wrote:Devices like these seem to last forever when they remain in service. In many cases it seems that they fail to function after being switched off rather than being left in service. The heat from operation keeps the bits dry, reducing corrosion?
I don’t know, it’s just that storing system such as this seems to do more harm than good.
Certainty doesn’t appear anyone shares my thoughts on this one. I guess I’ll turn it off.
I agaree with you and have read somewhere, can't remember where, that due to its nature, this type of refridgeration system is best left on. I only winterize for about 2 months at which time I do turn it off. The rest of the year it is on, even when it is empty.
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Delaine and Lindy
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We leave our on year round, because when were at home base and have the kids and grandkids visit, we move to the 5th wheel and the kids use the house. Work for us, but we have a full hook-up site beside the house. GBY......
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shorthair
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Cliford wrote:i clean mine out and turn off. leave the door ajar.
Ditto
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K3WE
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I guess there is not much air exchange, but I have a hang up that that most refridgerators are NOT frost free...it seems that you might be paying more just to have a little more to defrost later.
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Mrs. Mik
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I don't see any reason to waste the electricity or propane to keep the fridge running from mid-October to mid-April when we're winterized and not using the 5er. Empty it, clean it, and leave it open for those months. That's what we do.
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dchasteen
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We leave our unit plugged up to electric and leave the refrigerator on all the time. Don't have to take catsup, mustard, mayo, etc. out and it's always ready to go when hubby gets hitch itch. We even leave a quart of "Parmalot" milk (the kind that stores without refrigeration) so we will have cold milk is we decide to go at a moment's notice. Ours is an 02 and has never been turned off.
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Deen
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nickelAF wrote:Winterizing my RV. Hooked up to shore power. Leave the fridge on or turn it off? Why, why not? Ours has pretty much been on 24/7/365 since we bought it. Better to use them than have them sit. The amonia needs to circulate and not plug the tubes. So far it's working for us.
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Deen
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nickelAF wrote:Devices like these seem to last forever when they remain in service. In many cases it seems that they fail to function after being switched off rather than being left in service. The heat from operation keeps the bits dry, reducing corrosion?
I don’t know, it’s just that storing system such as this seems to do more harm than good.
Certainty doesn’t appear anyone shares my thoughts on this one. I guess I’ll turn it off. When we first got this house with a heat pump I let the fan cycle on and off, it lasted 8 years. The replacement I set to run 24/7/365. It lasted about 13 years. It's always better to let electrical units run than shut them on and off.
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nickelAF
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Before I made this post I had an old time gas refrigerator service man tell me it was much better to leave the ammonia units in operation. He indicated they seem to fail more often when taken out of service. I was curious of what the general consensus would be for maintaining these units. He said the units he was familiar with had no electronics. In the really early days they weren’t even plugged in. No electricity.
Another interesting point he made was, “When one wasn’t working properly, the first thing to try was to allow it to set upside down a while, and then put it back in operation.” Provided of course there were no ammonia leaks. This procedure was in his service manual. He indicated he turned the unit upside down and came back the next day to put it back in operation. He said in many cases this was a permanent fix. He offered no real explanation for why this worked.
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