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When you have full hookups, do shut off your propane, so your fridge will just use electricity?
I have only been turnining on the propane to cook and heat water. Then its off. I have 2 small kids that like to turn knobs....and dont want to waste the propane on the fridge if I dont have to.
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mockturtle
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No, your refrigerator will use only electric if set to electric and you are hooked up to power.
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So if hooked up to power, I can put the fridge to "auto" and turn off my propane and it will work right?
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ffpm wrote:So if hooked up to power, I can put the fridge to "auto" and turn off my propane and it will work right?
Yup, the fridge will work on AC if it's plugged in. No need to turn the propane off.
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The fridge works better on gas, however, electric will cool it too.
I have found the propane to be more efficient than 110V so I usually run mine on propane.
It takes so little in gas to run the fridge that I don't concern myself with it. With 2 - 30 pounders it would take a long time to run the tanks dry.
Best option might be to teach the kids not to touch knobs.... I taught mine at age 2 to never touch anything without permission....
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For 11+ years of full-time RV travel I never set our refrigerator to anything but automatic. They are designed to select 120V electric power as first choice. While it is true that propane does supply somewhat more energy for cooling than electric power, in modern RVs the difference is not great. In hot weather it may be helpful to put a small fan into the rear of the refrigerator to improve cooling, but that is all that we ever found necessary.
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You should have an "auto" switch that will automatically change the fridge to run on 120 V when it is available. That's where we leave ours.
No need to shut the propane off. That's not a good idea. You need it available for your fridge to switch over if there is a power outage or if you forget to do it. Automatic is a good thing.
And teach your kids not to mess with appliances. You can always pull the knobs off the cooktop burner controls if you want the extra safety. But best thing is to teach them not to mess with stuff like that.
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ffpm wrote:So if hooked up to power, I can put the fridge to "auto" and turn off my propane and it will work right? Yes, your fridge will always use electric when it's available and switch over to propane only when you unplug from power. No need to turn the propane off except for storage.
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Our fridge stays on auto and propane is never turned off.
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"Best option might be to teach the kids not to touch knobs...."
As one who had 5 kids at home, I agree. Instead of "child-proofing" your house (an exercise in futility if there ever was one) "house-break" the kids. Then you can take them to visit anybody without worrying about what they might get into.
The peace of mind of being able to take your kids into a house full of delicate dust-catcher figurines with no concerns is indescribable!
My RV frig is set on "AUTO" all the time. As soon as it is plugged in or the generator starts, it switches to AC power.
The only time the propane is shut off is when filling the tank.
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