I have a team that says there's a mess of water in the sleeper when they shut the trk off and the fridge defrosts,i don't know what to tell them.I don't want them to idle the trk,just to keep fridge from defrosting.I was also wondering about cold temps and keeping the engine running if ya can't plug the trk in.It use to be better to just run them so they wouldn't gel up,i don't think that's true anymore with the additives available.
Fridge trouble
- Thread starter pellgrn
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As I understand it, properly treated fuel is good down to around zero degrees. The freezer is likely building up all the frost. I don't know of any way to avoid that and once shut down it's going to defrost. In that case they should be removing the contents to avoid spoilage. A folded towel can be placed in the bottom of the fridge to absorb the water as it defrosts.
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rollnthunder
Expert Expediter
Im not sure on these fridges but the 12v fridges in campers have a small drain tube for when moisture builds up in there or for defrosting.Have them look under the bunk for a tube sticking out of the floor draining on the ground.It will be in the general area of the fridge.I had a bee get inside the tube and make a nest on mine in my camper and it wouldnt drain and then it eventually effected how the fridge worked.ITs worth a couple of minutes to check it out.If not the towel idea works good.
riverrat2000
Seasoned Expediter
as stated most built in fridges have a drain tube that sometimes gets plugged, i use a real long nylon cable strap to unplug my once in a while, it also works great to unplug the drain in the bunk evaporater that also gets plugged every once in a while
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Ahh... maybe turn up the tempature of the fridge may help? I dont mean to 50 degrees but set it at a temp that will keep food say 34 degrees.
I simply mean that if you have it set on such a low temp and it is humid out, you will get the frost that will melt when it turned off.
In addition to this, Used some ice packs to keep things cold in the frige, I like the flexible icepacks instead of the hard plastic container ones so I can wrap my milk and other dairy products with them to keep them colder longer.
I simply mean that if you have it set on such a low temp and it is humid out, you will get the frost that will melt when it turned off.
In addition to this, Used some ice packs to keep things cold in the frige, I like the flexible icepacks instead of the hard plastic container ones so I can wrap my milk and other dairy products with them to keep them colder longer.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
"Not to be a smartazz, Greg, but what kind of fridge have you got, that requires ice packs to keep things colder?"
Cheri,
OK here is a smartazz answer anyway.
I don't have a fridge right now but as someone who has written some things about how to keep things cool/cold when there is no electricity (or gas in some cases) there are a few simple rules when you don't have electricity;
Don't open the thing up unless you need to - you will be surprised how many people open a fridge because they are bored.
Keep the thing filled, even if it is with ice packs or ice cubes. The mass of the stuff keeps the temp from rising quicker than an empty fridge, the ice packs/ice cubes are frozen mass and helps a lot.
Unplug the thing (this is for the home fridge) because when the electricy comes on, so does a nice surge and sometimes there is a brown out condition that will fry the compressor (this is what happened to my fridge in the truck).
Also not to be a smartazz, but the subject is defrosting (or warming) of the fridge while not driving, so back to it is simple things that count. these rules keep things cold for a few hours at a time - saving fuel.
Cheri,
OK here is a smartazz answer anyway.
I don't have a fridge right now but as someone who has written some things about how to keep things cool/cold when there is no electricity (or gas in some cases) there are a few simple rules when you don't have electricity;
Don't open the thing up unless you need to - you will be surprised how many people open a fridge because they are bored.
Keep the thing filled, even if it is with ice packs or ice cubes. The mass of the stuff keeps the temp from rising quicker than an empty fridge, the ice packs/ice cubes are frozen mass and helps a lot.
Unplug the thing (this is for the home fridge) because when the electricy comes on, so does a nice surge and sometimes there is a brown out condition that will fry the compressor (this is what happened to my fridge in the truck).
Also not to be a smartazz, but the subject is defrosting (or warming) of the fridge while not driving, so back to it is simple things that count. these rules keep things cold for a few hours at a time - saving fuel.