Is Your Fridge Running?

[dtum]

We turn ours on the day before we have to pack it so it's cold and run on propane while towing. Going to FW we go through two tunnels and always plan a stop to turn it off before tunnel and another stop to get out and turn it back on after tunnel. Not that big of a deal as we can go pretty far with frig off and it will stay cold.

 

[disney4dan]

Not to jump too far off topic, but my post compared to others got me wondering...For those of you who keep the fridge running on long trips, do you find that it stays running on propane?

I'm wondering if I need to find someplace else to get it serviced. I just assumed the turbulent air around the trailer would blow out the pilot, but it is an electric automatic pilot and should be able to get itself going again.

 

[Donna]

Not to jump too far off topic, but my post compared to others got me wondering...For those of you who keep the fridge running on long trips, do you find that it stays running on propane?

I'm wondering if I need to find someplace else to get it serviced. I just assumed the turbulent air around the trailer would blow out the pilot, but it is an electric automatic pilot and should be able to get itself going again.

in our 1000 mile trek, its never gone out once!

 

[Shan-man]

...For those of you who keep the fridge running on long trips, do you find that it stays running on propane? I'm wondering if I need to find someplace else to get it serviced. I just assumed the turbulent air around the trailer would blow out the pilot, but it is an electric automatic pilot and should be able to get itself going again.

I would have it looked at, I leave mine running and have never had it blow out... at least not long enough for the alarm to sound. But mine is in a MoHo, I don't know if this is typical for trailers.

 

[clkelley]

I think it depends on what model/brand camper you have. For example folks that have T@Bs with the 3-way fridge can never keep them lit while on the highway, so they run them on 12V mode while driving and have their tow vehicle charge the camper battery.

 

[dtum]

In all the miles we've towed our 5er, fridge has never gone out. Now keeping hot water lit when camped in a windy place...that's another issue.

 

[2goofycampers]

In all the miles we've towed our 5er, fridge has never gone out. Now keeping hot water lit when camped in a windy place...that's another issue.

Agree on both issues.

 

[disney4dan]

Thanks - looks like I'll have to shop around for service next spring. Had it looked at in the place I bought it from when I had new wheels put on last spring. Maybe I'll try someplace closer and see what they can do. The vent is probably stuffed with acorns after the winter, could swear I saw Chip and Dale running around.

 

[chilipyro]

My pop-up never stayed lit while driving. While camping though, it worked like a champ on propane (much better so than 12vdc or 110vac). The lighting of the pup fridge was manual, whereas the lighting of the fridge on our hybrid is automatic. It is possible that the HTT fridge gets blown out while driving too, but if it does, it must re-light itself - because I have never seen it in fault mode. If you have an automatic light fridge that blows out while driving, I would get it checked.

 

[mikmouse]

My pop-up never stayed lit while driving. While camping though, it worked like a champ on propane (much better so than 12vdc or 110vac). The lighting of the pup fridge was manual, whereas the lighting of the fridge on our hybrid is automatic. It is possible that the HTT fridge gets blown out while driving too, but if it does, it must re-light itself - because I have never seen it in fault mode. If you have an automatic light fridge that blows out while driving, I would get it checked.

We use fridge as a cooler while driving to the FT from NC (10-hours). We put ice-it packs in freezer and fridge and works just fine. I keep a thermometer in the fridge just to be sure. When we get to the FT and plug in it's a snap. I remove ice-its probably about an hour after we arrive.

 

[Live4FW]

BETTER CATCH IT.....


Sorry, just couldn't resist the old phone prank joke where you call someone and ask if their fridge is running, they say yes and you yell at them to go catch it.

We always run ours on propane when driving and have never had any issues nor has it blown out. We normally start it up a day before we leave/load it while in storage and it is ice cube cold the whole way.