What to do with fridges after trip

[eow]

Originally Posted by eow

I use a pool noodle wedged between the fridge and freezer door with it extending past the doors.

The pool noodle it the type that has notches in it along the length to make shapes. The notches are the exact size of the door thickness and gap between doors.

Here is the pool noodle I use:


A little ragged after four seasons of use.

[Kathied65]

Go to the Dollar Store and get a pool noodle. Cut off a couple 6” pieces, slice them the long way and put one onto the outer edge of each door. Keep the rest of the pool noodle in your pass through for other needs. They also make good cushions around the edges of items during travel.

[JFlightRisk]

snip...

Originally Posted by Kathied65

Keep the rest of the pool noodle in your pass through for other needs.

And a short piece wedged vertically in the microwave keeps the glass spinney plate in place while you're travelling.

[Tony from NJ]

Originally Posted by CardsFan

Hi all. We recently purchased a new Jayco TT. Our old TT, when we finished our trip, we would put the camper in storage and they had some clips that would fit in the fridge and freezer doors to keep them open so they could dry out. It doesn't look like there is the same for the ones we have. What do people do to make sure their fridge / freezer are dried out after a trip to prevent mold?

Also, this is the first time we have had an outdoor kitchen with the fridge. Same question for that fridge since it would be almost impossible to keep it open since it is behind the exterior panel when traveling.

Thanks in advance.

Just leave the doors open after you wipe it out with a bleach wipe. Yes, our new jayco came with nothing but headaches.

[Bayoutalker]

Originally Posted by Shorty Cox

I know my answer will start a thread of pros&cons on this topic. If you have access to power at your storage location, don't turn it off. Kitty and I are on our 5th RV that had a fridge, on all we almost never turned it off.

I would definitely leave it on if you can.

[Fleetman]

In addition to blocking door open, we place a couple of charcoal briquets in a paper towel to suck up the moisture.

[rockymountainRVer]

We wipe down the freezer and fridge area with paper towels and prop the doors open with the roll of paper towels when stored.

[SmokerBill]

Keep it on and filled with beer...

[ultrarider]

Also something to look for, would be mold & mildew developing under the freezer door seal. Every year I use a Q tip and a diluted solution of bleach to lift the seal’ edge and swab underneath to kill the growth hiding there

[CherylG]

I also use short pieces of pool noodles slit lengthwise and slipped over the door shelves to keep the refrigerator and freezer doors propped open.

[Route 66 Traveler]

Originally Posted by SmokerBill

Keep it on and filled with beer...

I keep it on, but bring the beer in the house. No sense letting it get stale! You might have a better idea cause if I'm out working in the yard I won't have so far to go to get a cold one....

[Bayoutalker]

Originally Posted by Route 66 Traveler

I keep it on, but bring the beer in the house. No sense letting it get stale! You might have a better idea cause if I'm out working in the yard I won't have so far to go to get a cold one....

If it's getting stale you're not going camping enough.

[JDooley]

Buy a large sponge cut a notch In the middle of the long side. Place this notch over the bottom of the freever frigehanging out. it will keep both doors open

[29BHS ECO]

Turn off, dry out, use the little pins in the handles ( mentioned previously)to keep doors ajar. If possible , keep tt plugged into to a 120 v source to keep battery charged. At the least , if possible use a "battery minder" to keep battery at the level it is when parked. They only "maintain" not for charging. Just my 2$

[1SGPETE]

Our Class C is stored at home. I installed a 30 amp plug when we got it and we plug it in at home to save on propane. It automatically switches to propane when we unplug for a trip. Sandra keeps the fridge stocked along with the rest of the Motor Home so it is ready at a moments notice if we need to evacuate. We live on the Gulf of Mexico and keep an eye out for storms at all times.
I don't know anything about solar panels, but I wonder if they would power the fridge when in storage. Just a thought.
Can some one help with this thought.?

[JDooley]

Solar panels recharge batteries.
You Need enough batteries to run refrigerator and the solar panels with the help of a charge controller to manage the recharging of the frig. When you are not plugged in to 120v.
Most rvs can put some charge in the house batteries when driving also.

[1SGPETE]

Originally Posted by JDooley

Solar panels recharge batteries.
You Need enough batteries to run refrigerator and the solar panels with the help of a charge controller to manage the recharging of the frig. When you are not plugged in to 120v.
Most rvs can put some charge in the house batteries when driving also.

So, would the batteries run the fridge and if so how many would it take, plus how many solar panels would you need to keep the fridge working.?
Maybe I am not asking the right questions.

[JDooley]

I have a 21 cu.ft. residential frig (all electric)and 2 agm 6 volt batteries. 125 useable amp hours and get around 12 -15 hours. I will be upgrading to 400 ah of lithium soon to vastly increase my stay ti. me. I have 600 watts solar. Figure 100 wats solar for each 100 ah of batteries. More charges quicker.

[RAurand]

After a trip, we turn the refrigerator off and empty it. Then prop the doors open. After an hour, the freezer is thawed out and someone goes out and wipes down the freezer and fridge. Cleans out the water.

[Duke4857]

Our frig has a grey switch between door handles. That switch slides into its own hole and keeps the door open a little. Never had mold in the fridge. I have to lift the door a little for the switch to slide in the hole.