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05-22-2011, 05:11 PM
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fridg turned on during travelling?
Is it safe to leave the fridg on gas while travelling?
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05-22-2011, 05:31 PM
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Probably 98% of the travelers do with no problems. Of course there will be that 2% who will tell you all sorts of horror stories.
Just be sure to turn the refer off when refueling.
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05-22-2011, 05:59 PM
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I Agree
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Originally Posted by donn
Probably 98% of the travelers do with no problems. Of course there will be that 2% who will tell you all sorts of horror stories.
Just be sure to turn the refer off when refueling.
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I have been traveling for years with the fridge on propane. Never had a problem. I do turn the fridge off when fueling, just in case. As the previous poster stated, I'm sure others will chime in.
John
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05-22-2011, 06:01 PM
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Site Team - Lou
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Like a bad penny...
This question keeps coming up.
Yes, I do; but some don't.
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05-22-2011, 06:20 PM
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In a recent poll found here
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...off-12674.html
80% said they run with the LP on.
17% said they don't.
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06-24-2011, 09:21 PM
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We just travelled from Alabama to Wyoming and back with the fride on our Wildcat on the entire time we weren't plugged in. Absolutley no problem.
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06-24-2011, 09:56 PM
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We travel with it on all the time even when fueling..................diesel at truck stops. Off when fueling at regular pumps which makes me think that your water heater should be off also!
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06-24-2011, 10:44 PM
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We travel with the fridge off...gas bottles turned off. It just seems to be easier that way. Better safe than sorry??? Not sure.
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06-24-2011, 10:52 PM
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It's pretty hard to keep things frozen in the freezer without the fridge on.
We don't worry about shutting it off while fueling, as it simply isn't a hazard unless someone else is filling their car right beside your fridge vents. Highly unlikely.
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06-25-2011, 11:12 AM
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49 year camping veteran
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Have always left the fridge on on all three TT's for over 20yrs w/o incident.
Never worried about refueling, and even less now with a diesel.
I always do turn off the water heater & furnace.
Only thing to remember is traveling with the fridge on, to park it on reasonaly flat ground whenever you stop. Very hard on them to try to operate out of level.
Explanation here:
http://www.rvfridge.com/gravity.htm
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06-25-2011, 05:47 PM
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I run with mine on, and don't worry about it while refueling. Almost always, the trailer is outside the classified area (API 500).
Mine is diesel too. However, diesel does NOT equal 'safe'. Many people think it is okay to run a diesel since it doesn't have spark plugs. But if there is ever a gasoline spill nearby, and your engine is running, it can pick up the gasoline fumes and overspeed. You can not turn off the engine in this case.
The engine can race uncontrollably until it - literally - throws engine parts. This has been the cause of several gasoline loading rack fires. A truck overfills, spilling gasoline and the truck waiting to pull in is too close and overspeeds.
Long story short - diesel does not equal safe
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06-25-2011, 09:31 PM
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We run with the fridge on.
However thinking about fridges liking to operate while level makes me ask the fridge gurus of the group - what about when you are in quite mountainous areas - always up or down, never seeming to be level? what problems could you foresee?
If we had problems in the mountains we've not noticed.
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06-25-2011, 09:47 PM
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We ALWAYS run with the fridge on.
Keith, you might want to check that out about gas fumes causing a diesel to race, sounds like an urban legend to me! (It's just fumes, not raw gas!)
Jack
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06-25-2011, 09:58 PM
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we are on the road now and the fridge is and will stay running till we return home in July.
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06-25-2011, 09:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jackhartjr
We ALWAYS run with the fridge on.
Keith, you might want to check that out about gas fumes causing a diesel to race, sounds like an urban legend to me! (It's just fumes, not raw gas!)
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Thanks Jack. You beat me to it. I was going to ask for a source.
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06-25-2011, 11:23 PM
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Fueling
Remember, any appliance that produces a flame should/must be turned off when filling your on-board propane tank.
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06-26-2011, 06:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by herk7769
Thanks Jack. You beat me to it. I was going to ask for a source.
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Washed out a aircleaner for tractor with gas once didn't cause deisel to run out of control but did cause it to backfire and blow lid of air cleaner to go flying across shop . also had to wait for fumes to dissapate before it would crank as gas fumes would fire before top dead center and cause it to stop like hitting a brick wall.
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06-26-2011, 07:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Susan
We run with the fridge on.
However thinking about fridges liking to operate while level makes me ask the fridge gurus of the group - what about when you are in quite mountainous areas - always up or down, never seeming to be level? what problems could you foresee?
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The reason that an RV fridge has to be level to operate is to ensure that the refrigerant flows properly through the small tubes in the cooling system. If the fridge is kept unlevel for too long, the refrigerant settles in one "corner" of the system, and the fridge stops working properly. The ups and downs, bumps, slight sways, etc. of road travel keep the refrigerant well stirred-up, and settling isn't a problem. If anything, the fridge works MORE efficiently when traveling, then when sitting still.
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06-26-2011, 11:13 AM
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Site Team - Lou
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire Instructor
The reason that an RV fridge has to be level to operate is to ensure that the refrigerant flows properly through the small tubes in the cooling system. If the fridge is kept unlevel for too long, the refrigerant settles in one "corner" of the system, and the fridge stops working properly. The ups and downs, bumps, slight sways, etc. of road travel keep the refrigerant well stirred-up, and settling isn't a problem. If anything, the fridge works MORE efficiently when traveling, then when sitting still.
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Here is an article on how the system works.
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