tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246991955146217255.post5727396900408341591..comments2023-03-02T06:31:47.751-05:00Comments on The Arleth Adventures: Refrigerator BluesTesajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965295812302989459noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246991955146217255.post-46553136246249154432011-05-16T19:57:37.298-04:002011-05-16T19:57:37.298-04:00I've talked with a couple of vandwellres that ...I've talked with a couple of vandwellres that are using freezers asopposed to refridgerators. I like that idean! Anything you need refridgerated can be kept in a cooler and ice blockes can be made and rotated from the freezer. Freezers are better insulated so need to cycle less. One of the guys used his generator every couple of days to keep his freezer frozen.<br /><br /><a href="http://Cyndi and Stumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945219976457829612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246991955146217255.post-11764328507911334152011-05-10T23:16:14.320-04:002011-05-10T23:16:14.320-04:00The refrigerator barely worked after I bought the ...The refrigerator barely worked after I bought the van last summer. It had 2 previous owners so I don't know its whole history. After driving for about 3 days, it started working again but stopped working when parked. But then again, it wasn't consistent when it did work. I kept it parked within the 3 & 6 degree requirements but that didn't seem to affect it. Now, it doesn'Tesajehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965295812302989459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246991955146217255.post-8487332675260341922011-05-10T21:34:26.775-04:002011-05-10T21:34:26.775-04:00Sorry to see your refer fail that soon. Regarding...Sorry to see your refer fail that soon. Regarding your considered replacement, the problem with using a conventional refrigerator with a compressor, whether it runs on 12VDC or 115VAC, is that the motor requires a lot of power, and really limits an RV'er's ability to boondock. One would need a sizeable solar panel just to feed it.<br /><br />I assume that it worked when you just got theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com