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    Furrion 12v Fridge Out-of-the-box thinking for cold weather

    We just purchased a 2023 Imagine 2670MK which included a Furrion 12V fridge. We discovered that after turning the fridge on and leaving for a few days when we returned the fridge was not cooling. After reading the manual, we saw that the fridge will turn off if ambient temperature gets below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Our normal protocol is to be at a destination rv park for 9 months out of the year, but primarily we are there on the weekends. In between trailer is connected to shore power and we leave the fridge running with food. Short of running the heater all of the time (separate issue is that heater lowest temperature is 60 degrees), I am trying to see if anyone has a workaround to keep fridge running without running the heater when we are gone. We are in Northern California, so only about two months out of the year will this be an issue, but just trying to get ahead of this. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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    What was the temp inside the fridge?

    Can’t imagine it shuts off at 50. Doesn’t sound right
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    It's right in the manual. The fridge is still on with no cooling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnydd View Post
    It's right in the manual. The fridge is still on with no cooling.
    From what I read it says you need to set the thermostat to max under 50. What is the dial set at?
    You say the fridge is on. What makes you say that?

    There could be insufficient 12 volt power to run the fridge and the light will still come on
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    Quote Originally Posted by NB Canada View Post
    From what I read it says you need to set the thermostat to max under 50. What is the dial set at?
    would that not make it too cold?
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    Manual doesn’t say it will turn off below 50 or that you need it set to max. It says the control may need to be turned toward max.

    Ambient is the indoor temperature in the camper, not outdoor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by huntindog View Post
    would that not make it too cold?
    I have no idea. I don’t own one. I have an absorption fridge
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    Quote Originally Posted by jkwilson View Post
    Manual doesn’t say it will turn off below 50 or that you need it set to max. It says the control may need to be turned toward max.

    Ambient is the indoor temperature in the camper, not outdoor.
    understood .
    the issue is it needing the heater to run when it is basically being stored with items in the fridge
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    Quote Originally Posted by huntindog View Post
    understood .
    the issue is it needing the heater to run when it is basically being stored with items in the fridge
    Yes.

    I’d bet the source of the problem is that the temperature sensor gets cold after a really short cooling run at low ambient temperature so the refrigerator doesn’t run long enough to really cool everything inside. If the thermostat was mounted on a chunk of metal or immersed in a jar of water it would work better.
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    Thanks everyone for your ideas, I'm going to check it out further over this next week.

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