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Sydvero
08-04-2013, 12:33 PM
I was curious how long should the frig on auto, elec or gas take to cool down. Seems to take many hours for mine but the all electric in outside kitchen goes quite faster. Or should I be doing something to get it faster once we arrive at campsite? Thanks for any help.

raytronx
08-04-2013, 12:50 PM
Sounds about right, you can get a little battery operated fan to place inside, sometimes helps them cool down a little faster, and cool better due to circulating the air inside.

Robby9
08-04-2013, 01:40 PM
Yes, it takes many hours for the fridge to cool down whether on gas or electric.

I generally turn mine on the night before we leave on a trip. Even then, it's not really cold the next morning. If you want to speed process along, freeze a couple of 1 gallon milk jugs with water and put those in your rv freezer the night before you leave (turn the fridge on too).

Kristi
08-04-2013, 06:15 PM
It typically takes mine all day to cool down also. Ditto on the frozen jugs of ice or ice in a plastic bowl in the freezer & fridge seems to help.

chuck&gail
08-04-2013, 07:43 PM
We turn ours on 24 hours before we load it.

GaryWT
08-04-2013, 07:45 PM
Outside fridge should be quick inside could be 6-24 hours. I leave mine on all the time.

Sydvero
08-05-2013, 06:41 AM
Excellent tips. Will give them a go. Thanks and happy trails.

crash
08-05-2013, 11:15 AM
ours stays on all the time so we dont have to keep loading at unloading it inbetween trips ,one less thing I have to worry about and leaves more time for.......wait for it .....wait for it......:party::party:That right .....................