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12-26-2017, 05:31 PM
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#41
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Grass valley, California
Trailer: 2005 Rockwood 8240ss
Posts: 12
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Refer and travel
I freeze water bottles and put them in the refrigerator door while traveling for extra insurance.
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12-26-2017, 05:53 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
Posts: 5,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FFPaul
I freeze water bottles and put them in the refrigerator door while traveling for extra insurance.
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You, or others if you have secured your refrigerator, might want to put frozen bottles in a place other than the door because of door weight causing doors to come open. Also, someone did mention having a frozen bottle crack and leak. Might try the crisper to avoid both problems.
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12-26-2017, 05:55 PM
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#43
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Yep, the latches on the Dometic fridges aren't the most sturdy. It's a good idea to not put heavy items in the door when towing, or to secure the door with an additional strap.
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12-26-2017, 06:20 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,049
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The interior is plastic. Items jump up and down inside the refrigerator while under tow. I've seen too many cracked interiors to ever put or leave something in the door. It only takes ONCE.
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2014 Escape 5.0TA
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12-26-2017, 06:30 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Here's my fix, using aluminum trim and epoxy.
It's lasted for many years, but I avoid putting heavy items in the door.
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05-05-2021, 11:12 AM
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#46
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Laurel Park, North Carolina
Trailer: 2008 Palomino Pony
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
I don't see any issue with wiring or control (as long as it had a separate sensing wire), but installing an extra alternator on the engine of a modern vehicle could be a packaging and drive nightmare. That's one reason that the DC-to-DC charger idea is so appealing (but too expensive, because it is not common).
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So it's OK to run the fridge on 12VDC from the battery while charging from a DC to DC charger on the TV during trips? Our new fridge has a built in inverter that auto senses incoming voltage and will run on 120AC when available or 12VDC when not. They stress that the fridge be wired directly to the battery and not after any other electronics so I was a little worried the DC to DC charger may give it problems?
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05-05-2021, 11:46 AM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cortezfisherman
So it's OK to run the fridge on 12VDC from the battery while charging from a DC to DC charger on the TV during trips?
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Yes.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cortezfisherman
Our new fridge has a built in inverter that auto senses incoming voltage and will run on 120AC when available or 12VDC when not. They stress that the fridge be wired directly to the battery and not after any other electronics so I was a little worried the DC to DC charger may give it problems?
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I don't know what "other electronics" they might be worried about, but all the DC-to-DC converter does is ensure that a desirable (for battery charging) voltage is delivered to the trailer. Since that voltage is fine for the 'fridge, there's no problem.
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06-25-2021, 03:21 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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My work here is done. It is looking like I have found an alternative to propane and running the fridge (Dometic RM8551 4.3 cu ft) while driving, or anywhere the sun shines. Here is what I got: - One each Lithium Battleborn 100ah
- One 190 watt solar panel permanently attached to trailer roof and connected.
- One Victron 100/30 solar controller.
At 11 am this morning in yard it was 70°F in fridge, 85°F in trailer. Full sun outside. I fired up fridge on battery, 4 dots. Battery was at 13.6 V. Also just for fun, turned on inverter.
At 2 PM sun on street side and the trailer was at 91°F inside. Fridge showed 54°F. And the Battleborn showed 13.5 volts. That would be 14 degrees cooler in three hours.
Quoting Sparky Anderson, you coulda knocked me over with a feather.
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