Date:         Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:13:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Laura Olson <laurafromdecorah@GOOGLEMAIL.COM>
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From:         Laura Olson <laurafromdecorah@GOOGLEMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Frig running.....
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Thank you.  I've been off for a while and did search the archives but
didn't see it.  I guess I won't worry about it.  Thanks again.  Laura



On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:07 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Laura, the refrigerator does not have to be on for the fan to run (see the
> archives for a discussion of this, but basically, the space behind the
> refrigerator can get hot and the refrigerator fan will come on, just from a
> hot day or in the sun).  But the refrigerator fan should not run all the
> time, and certainly if the ambient is only 80 and no sun (like in your
> garage).  I think the thermostatic switch that turns the fan on is set at
> 126 F to come on, and 106 F to go off.  That applies whether the
> refrigerator is on or off.
>
> Some people wire the auxiliary battery in so that it will run the
> refrigerator when the engine is off.  They hope to get an extra day without
> using propane that way.  But it will drain the battery in a day or so.
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Laura Olson <laurafromdecorah@GOOGLEMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > So the frig seems to be running or is it the cooling fan, all the time,
> no
> > matter how I set the the three way switch.  I am guessing this is what
> > caused the very expensive auxiliary battery to die.  Just replaced it.  I
> > know the refrigerator is not supposed to run on the aux battery even if
> > switched to 12V, only when the engine is running.  I don't want to ruin
> > this new fancy battery. I just went out to the garage to organize for a
> > long weekend away and it was running, not terribly cold in the frig, but
> a
> > little. Can't be much over 80 degrees in the garage. And it has not been
> > set on 12V yet this year. (Have not gotten out much).  Any ideas? Could
> the
> > fan just run even if no frig on?
> > Laura
>
> --
> David McNeely
>