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.
The fridge is the main thing my wife concentrates on. She thoroughly dries it out and leaves the doors open. I think she might even put a Damp Rid on the shelf.
On all the RV refrigerators that we have had have a built in clip near the latch that allows you to open the door slightly and lock the door in A slightly open position when refrigerator is shut off and allow air in, always worked good for us
Anything to block the door open an inch will do. Keeping the freezer door open is also important. I empty the drip tray after the fridge has been shut down for a day and wipe out the moisture remaining. Then the spouse wipes it down with antibacterial wipes to prevent mouse invitation or potential bacteria, mold, mildew.
If you like damprid note that Dollar Tree sells the same chemical packs for a lot less in handy little disposable tubs. I would not close up the fridge during storage even with damprid tubs in it.
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Leave a rag in the bottom so the it can defrost for a couple of days with the door open, the just leave the door open all time. If you want to leave it closed, put an open bowl of baking soda in it.
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We dry the inside with a cloth or paper towel and leave a layer in the freezer to soak up any drips. Look it over for food bits and remove. Once we left a block of butter in the freezer that was out of sight....UGH
The doors are wide open when it's off.
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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 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.
If you have a 3D printer, here's a previous post from "3D printing"-----
There are a few files for Dometic "Door Cards" that holds the RV fridge door open when not in use on Thingiverse that I have used that worked well on my old 5er, but none were available for the Norcold. So, a few minuets on Tinkercad and this is the result. Actually this is the 3rd design, thickness adjustments and resizing the bumps to fit better. Not sure what models this may work with but it works well on the 2118 Norcold. Hope someone finds it useful.
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I do the same as many above have mentioned. The DW empties the fridge and freezer, and I do other chores while it thaws out, then wipe it all out with paper towels, leaving the doors open to dry. I check the drain cup outside, and soak up any water out of it too.
Our fridge doors have that little slide lock inside the handles to keep them open a tad.
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I just cut a piece of wood long enough to reach the back and prop the door open a few inches. Wedge another piece in the freezer door and check it once a month. No problem, no expense no mold.
My fridge has those little pins that slide out to keep the doors open just a little bit. I found it to be just too little of a bit. I've been just leaving the doors wide open. I don't worry about drying out the residual water. It all dries up on it's own. I've cleaned plenty of black mildew until I decided to just leave the doors open. It doesn't hurt anything to have them open. I don't really try to get it level either. I just have to remember to close them before moving it anywhere.
Really wish we could keep ours opened. It butts up against the darn island when the slide is closed & we can't leave the slide open during storage. So DW cleans it up as much as possible & puts a multi-folded piece of shelving material between the 2 doors. It leaves it open just enough.
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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.
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