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Old 10-22-2017, 04:02 PM   #1
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Norcold fridge without lp

Was wounding if there was a way to have it electric only. I have a season site and would like to hook up a WiFi plug to the fridge. I want to do this so i can turn on the fridge from home, this way when I get there the fridge would be cold. If i leave it on without electric it keeps click trying to start with propane. Anyway to stop this from happen. Thanks for any advice.
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Keep it on shore power all the time and the fridge will default to electric. Without electric it automatically goes to propane.
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Keep it on shore power all the time and the fridge will default to electric. Without electric it automatically goes to propane.
Right, I don't want it to go to propane
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Right, I don't want it to go to propane
No way to do what you want to do.
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There are some newer rv fridges that are not Dometic that run on 12v electric only. I've seen them in some other rv brands.
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No way to do what you want to do.
Thx, was hoping it could be done, would love to be able to control though wifi. Oh well
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If your in a permanate site..and you have power..why not just leave it on? Noting to hurt anything and no need to remove food in between your stays..It uses almost no power...
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I leave it on for the summer cause I'm there a lot but for the winter I'm not there that much, so no need leave it on. Also it's about a dollar a day so if I'm not there for a month it's a waste of $30 to me. I have internet and was just thinking it would be nice just to control the fridge though WiFi. Anyway not a big deal was just wondering if it could be done some how.
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You could contact Norcold with a request on how too? With a sort of bypass switch you should be able to fool the electronic circuit board. Where there is a will, there's a way........
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If the fridge is auto mode and there's no propane present, it will only attempt to light the burner for thirty seconds before it goes into failure mode and stops its attempts to light. The manual doesn't state whether or not it will start in AC mode if shore power is then applied.

I would suggest attempting to start the fridge with propane off and shore power turned off. Let the fridge go into failure mode due to no propane, apply shore power and see if it auto switches to electric.
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Turn the gas off and install one of these to plug the fridge into.
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On my Norcold, the mode switch allows me to select Auto, LP or AC. When on AC I believe it will do what you describe. Yours may be different.

The problem I see is if you leave the refridgerator doors closed while off I would be concerned with finding a science project when I returned.
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On my Norcold, the mode switch allows me to select Auto, LP or AC. When on AC I believe it will do what you describe. Yours may be different.

The problem I see is if you leave the refridgerator doors closed while off I would be concerned with finding a science project when I returned.
Mine only has auto, off and lp. But I'll contact Norcold and see if they have any solution

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The problem I see is if you leave the refrigerator doors closed while off I would be concerned with finding a science project when I returned.
This would be my biggest concern as well. The few times I've left my fridge closed and not running it stinks when I come back.
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This would be my biggest concern as well. The few times I've left my fridge closed and not running it stinks when I come back.
So when you guys travel do you run the fridge on lp?

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Was wounding if there was a way to have it electric only. I have a season site and would like to hook up a WiFi plug to the fridge. I want to do this so i can turn on the fridge from home...
Have you considered using the WiFi plug on a relay that cuts the 12 volt power to the fridge circuit board? Seems to me without any control power applied to the board the unit would not attempt to start with either shore power or gas.


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So when you guys travel do you run the fridge on lp?
Yes, always. Never had any problems.
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Have you considered using the WiFi plug on a relay that cuts the 12 volt power to the fridge circuit board? Seems to me without any control power applied to the board the unit would not attempt to start with either shore power or gas.


Nope, cause I would know how to do that.
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Never leave your fridge doors closed when it is just sitting. It will smell pretty bad if it sits for a long time and also build up mold. They have latches to put in place so your doors will not close all the way if you are not running your unit.
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I know. If I had it on a wifi plug I can turn it on off once or twice a week. Keep it from any smells or molds.
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Have you considered using the WiFi plug on a relay that cuts the 12 volt power to the fridge circuit board? Seems to me without any control power applied to the board the unit would not attempt to start with either shore power or gas.




Yes, always. Never had any problems.
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