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12-29-2024, 08:20 AM
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Fridge Defend Sold Out?
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^^Too late now!! After this thread started, couple days ago, they are sold out. 
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What are "they" and who is "sold out"?
We have plenty of stock of the Fridge Defend.
Take care, Paul
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12-30-2024, 09:46 AM
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For those coming along on the ride, I’m now happily camping in South Carolina, heading to Georgia, with temps a balmy 60 degrees. I still have not been brave enough to turn on my fridge, plus I wanted to make sure there was absolutely no chance of anything still being frozen.
The good news is, I opened up the back of my fridge and everything is perfectly clean. No sign of any residue or a recent problem. Yeah!
I’m thinking about testing it out when I arrive in Georgia later on this afternoon as I’ll have plenty of time, and water, to monitor things.
OB - thanks for your step by step instructions. I feel like you have been my guardian angel since I began RVing.
Paul - thank you for increasing my knowledge of fridge safety. I am still planning on checking out the links you sent me as soon as I’m in one place for more than a few hours. This little experience has taught me that a problem can happen to anybody.
And to everyone else who has commented - thank you so much for taking the time to help a stranger.
Here’s a picture of the back of my refrigerator, and a more pleasing photograph of my current location. I feel very blessed.
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12-30-2024, 10:17 AM
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South Carolina and a balmy 60*F ............ NICE!
Backside of fridge looks clean
One thing I would do is remove that fire shield around burner and have a good look/
Then put it back on and fire it up
This is what a leak looks like.....yellow residue from dried sodium chromate
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12-30-2024, 10:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old-Biscuit
South Carolina and a balmy 60*F ............ NICE!
Backside of fridge looks clean
One thing I would do is remove that fire shield around burner and have a good look/
Then put it back on and fire it up
This is what a leak looks like.....yellow residue from dried sodium chromate

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The fire shield and burner is the box on the right of my photo?
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12-30-2024, 04:25 PM
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5:00 PM, Georgia. Fridge on! So far, so good. I’m following OB’s instructions for turning it back on, and I’m following Paul’s instructions to make myself comfy with a snack and water hose (and fire extinguisher) for the next 45 minutes.
Delightfully boring. Keeping my fingers crossed that it starts cooling.
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12-30-2024, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Souljourner
5:00 PM, Georgia. Fridge on! So far, so good. I’m following OB’s instructions for turning it back on, and I’m following Paul’s instructions to make myself comfy with a snack and water hose (and fire extinguisher) for the next 45 minutes.
Delightfully boring. Keeping my fingers crossed that it starts cooling.
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Looks like a nice day....besides your camping!
And yes burner/shield is on right side of fridge
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12-30-2024, 08:19 PM
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Here’s a picture of the back of my refrigerator, ...
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It's tough to tell from the pic but are those wires intertwined near the zig-zag tubing? If so, consider securing them away from the tubing so one does not touch the metal and burn through.
Ray
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12-30-2024, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fridge Defend
Hi Ray, I want to make a slight correction:
The Fridge Defend prevents the fridge from being compromised.
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Duh. Of course. When I wrote that I was thinking of a Fridge Defend being added to a potentially malfunctioning fridge and the Fridge Defend killing the power rather than letting it overheat.
Obviously a corner case...
Ray
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12-30-2024, 08:40 PM
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It works!!!!
Yahoo!!
I’ve had it running for 4.5 hours and I’m getting ice! Since my food is still safely in coolers I decided to shut the fridge off when I went to bed. Figured I’d sleep better.
I think I dodged a bullet…..
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12-31-2024, 10:29 AM
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Time for Fridge Failure Prevention
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Originally Posted by Souljourner
It works!!!!
Yahoo!!
I’ve had it running for 4.5 hours and I’m getting ice! Since my food is still safely in coolers I decided to shut the fridge off when I went to bed. Figured I’d sleep better.
I think I dodged a bullet…..
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Good news, great way to start a new year
Now it is time for the preventive maintenance to now allow this situation to occur again.
Happy New Year, Paul and Mao
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