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another solution for slow cooling 'fridge
Yahoo Message Number: 56222
We fill (for example, an empty  2-lb,2.5-oz Planter's dry roasted peanut..plastic jar/3-3.5" wide-mouth) full of ice cubes & then water to within 1/2 inch of top and overnight jar in home freezer. The p-nut jar is frozen by next morning. Since we normally leave LD in self- storage, we take cooler (w/frozen "Planter's jar") and 'fridge foods' to self-storage to transfer goods from car to LD. [We leave the cooler in the car @ self-storage lot, while we travel in LD.] The frozen "p- nut jar"/water  takes 24 hrs (or more) to melt; so, by then, the fridge is cool.  Plus, we have additional cool/cold drinking water.
The day before we plan to arrive back home, we again freeze ice cubes/water in the p-nut jar in MH freezer to transfer foods back to "Coleman cooler" to car to home.  The self storage staff let us leave the car in paid for LD space.  We never leave but one vehicle (i.e.--LD OR family car) at self-storage.
Re: another solution for slow cooling 'fridge
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Yahoo Message Number: 56258
The comments about 24 hours to cool the fridge and also to purge the lines by lighting the stove burners are correct.  But don't forget the basic stuff such as don't put warm food in the frige and expect it to cool down.  Also, wipe off any moisture on the food, such as "sweat" on milk containers, don't park so that the sun shines on the reefer from the outside and keep the fridge vent on top clear of any obstructions, like tarp covers, etc..  And last but not least, remember these are "evaporative" coolers, meaning if you are in the Midwest or South and are looking at dew points of 70 or 80 degrees, good luck on cooling the unit down.  Just like your body sweat can't evaporate in such high humidity, neither can the reefer.  Hot dry temps like they have in the far West are great for these kinds of reefers, but the hot humid summer in the Midwest/South really work 'em hard.

John & Cheryl 1989 22' RL Big Red
Re: another solution for slow cooling 'fridge
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Yahoo Message Number: 56265
John & Cheryl,
 I have not heard about humidity affecting the LD refrigerator operation before.  Since it is a closed cycle, I wouldn't have thought that the humidity would have a significant effect.  Temperature does, of course.

Does anyone have any further inormation on a humidity effect?

Barry 01 r rb tx at
Re: another solution for slow cooling 'fridge
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 56267
The comment on humidity surprised me, too.  The only evaporation I know about
 
Re: another solution for slow cooling 'fridge
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Yahoo Message Number: 56270
"remember these [refrigerators] are 'evaporative' coolers...Just like your body sweat can't evaporate in such high humidity, neither can the reefer."
 There's no evaporation from an RV refrigerator; as others have pointed out, it's a sealed system. It's certainly true that these refrigerators work harder in hot ambient conditions, but humidity has no effect, since no external evaporation takes place.
 You can find a good explanation of how an RV refrigerator works at  www.rvmobile.com/TECH/TROUBLE/COOLDOC.HTM>.

Andy Baird
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"