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Refrigerator power
Just discovered something, by accident, that I never even thought about.
After returning from our recent trip, I parked the MH and shut off both the house and chassis disconnects. When I opened the fridge to empty the contents, it was still ON. The light came on, the circulating fan was on, and the panel lights were on. Pushed the ON/OFF button and it shut down.
I assume that is SOP for the fridge, but since I haven't boondocked and don't have shore power in storage, I never thought about it and I always check that all devices/switches are OFF when in storage.
So, is this "normal" for Alpines and other MHs? Is the fridge wired to the battery side of the cut-off so it always is powered? If so, what is the advantage? If I understand things correctly, the converter will not charge the house batteries if the house batteries are disconnected, but will it supply DC directly to the refrigerator?
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Larry, Eileen, and Finley
2004 Alpine 36FDDS
Third motor home, first Alpine, no need for another.
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