Refrigerators in both homes and RVs play a crucial role in preserving your food, beverages, and medications. However, a damaged or ineffective door seal can lead to temperature fluctuations, wasted energy, spoiled food, and unusable medicine. That’s why it’s important to know how to test refrigerator door seals in both RVs and homes. The good …
RV Refrigerators
What is a 3-way RV refrigerator, and how does it work? All 3 way RV refrigerators are what are known as absorption refrigerators. This is because they operate using the absorption cycle, where heat is needed to start the process. But three different energy sources can be used to keep your food, beverages, and even …
Dometic fridges are among the most popular cooling units in the mobile living industry worldwide. Regardless of what type of RV or travel vehicle you may have, you’ve probably heard of the Dometic brand. Millions of travelers around the world use Dometic products. So, today we’re looking specifically at Dometic fridges for mobile use. If …
Norcold RV refrigerators have been making their way into rigs of all types since 1959. If you have an RV built within the last 60 years, odds are good that your RV has (or at some point had) a refrigerator made by Norcold. But are all Norcold RV fridges the same? If not, what’s different …
The RV refrigerator is always a hot topic (a hot topic about cooling, that is!). There are different types of RV fridges, but in this post, we’re looking specifically at the 12V RV refrigerator. How is a 12V RV fridge different from a traditional RV fridge, and what are the pros and cons of having …
If you’re having issues with temperature control in your RV fridge, it’s possible that an RV fridge fan could make all the difference. There are many reasons for poor cooling of an RV fridge, of course, but a number of them may be resolved with a simple fan for RV fridges. In the past, we’ve …
With the heat and humidity of summer in full swing, some RVers are experiencing the nuisance of their RV freezer frosting up. So, today we’re tackling the topic of what causes an RV freezer to frost up and what you can do about it. Let’s jump right in! What Causes an RV Freezer to Frost …
An absorption refrigerator, like those frequently found in an RV (and commonly referred to as an “RV refrigerator”), uses heat to cool your food and beverages. How can that be? Today we’re taking a closer look at the RV absorption refrigerator – what it is, how it works, how it’s powered, how efficient it is, …
It’s fairly common knowledge among RVers that RV fridges can smell. But there are a number of reasons why. Depending on the odor, the issue could be anything from food, to mold/mildew, to the interior of the fridge surface, to a mechanical/technical problem with the refrigerator itself. And as you might imagine, different sources call …
Propane fridges are fantastic in many ways, especially when you’re boondocking and trying to conserve electrical power. Propane RV fridges actually use SOME electricity (12V, and not a lot) as well as propane. And since your RV’s furnace probably also uses propane and your stove certainly does, it’s good to know roughly how much propane …
We recently published a post on RV refrigerators covering the absorption-style refrigerators (2-way and 3-way) that are traditionally found in an RV. We covered how they work, some pros and cons, and a few tips for keeping things cold. And, before that, we had a post about the benefits of residential refrigerators in RVs. But …