No real facts to back this up but it seems ours cools faster on LP than electricity, either way it is not very fast(or I am not very patient). I also like to use the wireless thermometer to check the temps without opening the door. Make it a part of my routine to secure the remote in the fridge before leaving, that way it does not get left behind.
I have seen those little fans that you can put in the fridge to circulate the air, can not see the advantage of that really, the temperature is, what it is, no matter if the air is moving.
I do know for a fact that a frosty cold 12 pack of your favorite beverage placed in the fridge area will aid the cooling process!
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A fan in the rear vent can make a real improvement. We live in the desert and our previous unit would not keep the refer section real cold on 100+ days. After installing a small fan at the top of vent, the refer temps went from 48 to 35 on days over 100. Our current unit came with a factory fan and cools much faster.
roster2 wrote: Actually, I'm going to agree with MrCamper. Mine takes 2-3 hours for the freezer to get to about -10 deg, about another hour for the frig to cool off to about 38 deg. And yes, outside temp is a definite factor. If the temp is 90-100 deg, I will wait until dark to turn it on. I also have a small, battery operated fan in the frig to circulate cold air. They are available at CW for about 5 bucks.
same with me.. I can have cold beer in about 4 hours.. and the fridge is at -10... electric or gas.
We plug in the day before, load food in the evening & finish in AM. Travel with fridge off & 1 gallon frozen jug. Last trip was 5 hrs. and the frozen jug still had ice late the next day. Try to cool all your items before putting in TT. We also run the small battery fan (CW) to circulate air. Supposed to provide more even temps. Ours is very cold at the bottom.
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I don't really know. I turn it on 110v a few days prior to loading the trailer and don't check it until we're ready to load it.
We have a small DD fan that we put inside the fidge and it has helped keep it cooler on really hot days.
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I usually turn it on the night before we are planning to leave. My DW packs it 12 - 18 hours afterwards, and it has always been cold. I am not really sure how long it takes.
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