Main Fridge still running??

[twister36]

So I have my camper disconnected from shore, dc shutoff is off, but my main fridge/freezer is still running?? How?

Could the the solar be producing enough to power the fridge? If yes, I assumed the DC shutoff would disconnect the power to all 12v device, including the fridge. Is this not the case?

2024 White-Hawk 27RB

[Jayhawk 29]

For an experiment look at the power panel and it should have a fuse that sends power to your 12 volt fridge. Pull that one out and see if your fridge still runs. This will give you a clue if the wiring bypasses your dc shut off.
I know the removal of the fuse on mine shut the power completely off when I converted my 29rl from the 12 volt fridge to the 110 volt fridge.

[Bigger_Al]

I have the same trailer and same year. The shut off does not stop power to the fridge. Like was said above, pull the fuse or turn off the fridge. As a side note if you turn the Everchill fridge off (10 second hold of the SET button), have the disconnect off and then turn the disconnect back on, your fridge will turn itself back on. Pulling the fuse is the only safe way to know it’s off in the above case.

[twister36]

Thanks Bigger_Al. Yes, I tried turning off the fridge by holding the button for 10+ sec, but it didn't turn off. I think it's because solar was actively coming in. I will pull they fuse as advised. I just picked this Jayco up about 3 weeks ago, so I'm still trying to figure everything out.

[Jayhawk 29]

The fridge should not be directly wired or powered by your solar panels. But you said you turned off the battery switch, the way I read it and your fridge still worked. So to check and see if the fridge is wired directly to your battery too, the fuse will tell you this if the lights goes completely out when you pull the fuse.

Before i updated my 29 to the 110 fridge i would have to switch the fridge control to number two and then hold down the buttons for 10 seconds before it would turn off. Of course the light on the panel did stay on all the time after the fridge turned off.

I had the 10 cu ft Everchill and it did not really cool in the fridge. And the control positions was screwy with the described settings from the fridge and the freezer on the manual for freezer temps versus the fridge too to get things properly cooled or frozen. And mine would freeze up after two days and would get warmer too. So I have to turn it off and pulled the back panel in the freezer to confirm this..

When you went to the store and brought the food back, the fridge would get up to around 50 degrees and more and stay that way for a while before cooling back down. This seems to be a common problem, from reading on the web.

[twister36]

Bigger_Al what fuse did you pull? I didn't see one in the panel for the fridge.

[Bigger_Al]

I think it was the last blue fuse on the right. I’ll check tomorrow.

[Poppa404]

I am saying this from experience. The refrigerator is hardwired into the solar panel. There is no breaker for it or shut off. Although the refrigerator can run through solar power what happens is that the power light stays on and if you get an error code like I did the only way to shut it off during the daytime is to throw a blanket over the solar panel. Within a few seconds the power will shut off and the refrigerator will reset. Otherwise just get used to it being on. Once you hold the button for 10 seconds the refrigerator compressor will shut off but that little blue light will stay on inside. It does not mean that it's cooling it is just a power light.

[Bigger_Al]

Agreed, turns out the 12v fuses in the load center do nothing to turn off the electric current to the fridge. I did place a whole RV turn off in line right after the battery and before the Jayco supplied off switch. This stops everything!! Be sure you can switch off your solar before powering off and back on the whole RV. If solar controller is had power from panel but not from battery, damage can occur.