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Originally Posted by Woundtight
Thank you cabinetmaker. You were right.
Bob
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Bob, That's great news! Yea, these RV refrigerators are a different type than regular home ones. They use heat to cool an ammonia gas in a chamber that the heat causes the gas to expand and cool the coils. There is no compressor like a regular refrigerator.
The heat source is produced either from your propane burner when you select LP mode or a electric element when you select AC mode.
They work great once you learn how to use them. Like I said before...don't put warm or hot drinks or food in these refrigerators because the recovery time is much longer than a home unit it will cause the internal temp to go up. Also try not to open and close the door often or leave it open for long periods of time...again the recovery takes time and inside temps will rise.
Don't pack the frig too tight. It needs air to circulate to operate properly. They sell some little battery operated fans you can place in the bottom of the frig to help circulate the air. I use a couple of them in my frig and it really does help keep temps constant and everything cold. We recently returned from a couple of weeks out and the little fans were still going strong on the same batteries so they last a long time. RVUpgrades has them or amazon.
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