Efficient running of Fridge.
Submitted: Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 10:58
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Some of the posts on fridges have stated, that they leave their fridge running 24/7.
Is there some advantage in doing this?, ie integrity of seals or something. What about wear and tear of compressor and components?
Does anyone make ice during a days driving and use it to reduce the amps out when completing a days journey. How succesful is this stategy?
Reply By: Willem - Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 12:00
Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 12:00
People seem to stress out about their fridges and how they should run and this and that...........
Frankly a camping fridge is just that. It gets used when I go camping which is quite regularly. I have two Engels....One is two years old and one is 18 years old. Both get worked when necessary otherwise they just sit there, idle. Never had a problem.
Now unlike a majority of 4by-ers, who seem to advocate that consuming cold beers or any other alcoholic drinks is a lifestyle must, I don't take grog that needs to be cooled out bush. I freeze my meat before I go on a trip and then run the fridge on freeze whilst travelling until I go to sleep at night and then switch the fridge off. Meat keeps frozen for a long while. Once the meat is finished I bring the fridge temp down to 1/4 setting or just enough to keep things cool.
No worries.
Cheers
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Reply By: Nudenut - Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 16:57
Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 16:57
Hey fatty
read post (archive) 11921 about the subject of leaving fridge running.
as for making ice...assuming you are using the fridge as freezer and driving during the day and everything is frozen it will keep overnight providing you have adequate product in freezer...if little product add water and freeze and this will keep all frozen untill your on your way again next day ... but watch the hot weather...
Personally I wouldnt let the product get above -6/7C
having said that, my fridge is used as freezer to preserve meats, icecream and crayfish etc and I alternate and make a two litre milk carton into ice overnight so that i can keep the small esky cold for essential refreshments.....
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Follow Up By: fat bastard - Monday, May 24, 2004 at 04:12
Monday, May 24, 2004 at 04:12
ice cream, cray fish..............Now thats class. No beef jerky for u nudenut.
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Reply By: David/Dave - Monday, May 24, 2004 at 16:57
Monday, May 24, 2004 at 16:57
Can't see any advantage in running 24/7 unless it's really hot! We turn the fridge off when we crawl into the tent (when it gets dark and cooler) and we turn it on again in the morning when we crawl out of the tent. This system works for us, and we've kept vacuum packed meat that way for at least two weeks without problems.
The fridges are usually very
well insulated, so you can afford to use them like an esky overnight when you're not opening the lid and it's cool. Drinks get cooled during the day when it's running.
What do you do with the rest of your stuff while you're making ice in the fridge - thawed out frozen lettuce is pretty awful!
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Follow Up By: Member Colin - NSW Bungendore - Monday, May 24, 2004 at 20:35
Monday, May 24, 2004 at 20:35
From the answers to this post, it seems that if you are an alcoholic who likes icecream, then you wouldn't be worried about the real food getting ruined!
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