jhufft
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hi everyone brand new to the page and brand new to trailers
I was wondering how long it should take to cool down an icebox.
we went dry camping last weekend and we ran the icebox on propane and it took about 8 hrs to cool the plastic soda bottles down that we had in there it this normal or is there a problem any feed back would help
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jason
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rhillx4
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Sounds about right. That is about how long ours takes to get to the "safe range". Welcome to the forum!
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Polishnurse
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Thats about right. Some folks put frozen bottles of water in there to start it up quicker. Others turn it on the day before that start to pack it up. Good Luck and welcome to the Forum. Bill
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jhufft
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thanks for the info I was going to call the dealer and find out form them but was afriad they would tell me I would need to get a new one
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bluck
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Run it on electric for over night before you leave, then 12 volt if you have it, can also run it on propane while traveling, I do, some feel it's not safe but I've been doing it for 30 years with no problems.
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Winstonsdad
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suggestion....freeze the pop bottles before you go. Put them in the fridge part of the refrigerator and put ice in the top. The pop will thaw, but it will help the overall refrigerator cool down in the process. putting ice in the freezer as the unit cools also helps with the over all cooking effectiveness.
just a suggestion....
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lzasitko
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We load food the day we leave. I always have freezer packs in the freezer in the house and I put a couple large ones in the freezer and a couple in the fridge. While driving I run it on propane and have not had any problems. If I have shore power at the destination I will switch to electric. If I am parked elsewhere I will keep it running on propane. It does take time to cool down initially but once cool it seems to keep up not too bad.
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jhufft
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it does run cool once it starts but was not sure of the time to cool down
thanks for the help
jason
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HedoTravelers
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We start it the day before on electric. We travel with it on LP. We also have a tiny fan in there to circulate the air. Once it is cold, it stays cold.
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I normally leave mine on 24/7/365 but once in awhile it gets turned off for some reason like going to the shop for repairs or something like that. In that case I turn it back on at lest 2 days before leaving and load it with only cold stuff and frozen stuff. Once cold, keeps up real well.
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