Outside Fridge Covers

Paolo Imberino
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edited October 2017 in Motorhomes #1

Silly question. Do you all drive with your outside fridge covers fixed on and if so any occasion when they have fallen off? Or do you fix them on arrival and secure them inside on departure? 

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  • JVB66
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    edited October 2017 #2

    If you are talking about winter covers then we only use them when the c/van is in store over winter  we have never found the need to use them when the fridge is in use in the colder months

  • JayEss
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    edited October 2017 #3

    We travel with them on and they've never fallen off. The fixings are pretty good. 

  • Paolo Imberino
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    edited October 2017 #4

    JVB66. That's what I had in mind to do so good to have reassurances from someone else on the same lines. laughing

  • Aspenshaw
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    edited October 2017 #5

    Your fridge manual may tell you when to put on the covers - ours does. We put them on during Autumn depending on outside temperature. We haven't put them on yet. Ours have never fallen off in the many years we have used them. They clip on and are secured by a plastic screw-type catch.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited October 2017 #6

    I thought they were only meant to be used in temperatures of -10 degrees or more? We tend not to go away when it's that cold!!! I do use them when the van is in the back garden overwinter and when washing the van. Our Dometic ones clip in at the top and have two turnbuckles that lock them into place at the bottom so they should be pretty secure.

    David

  • Tammygirl
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    edited October 2017 #7

    Surely its below 10c not -10c DK?

    We fit ours when we think its getting cold and leave them on driving, not had a problem so far and we travel a fair bit over winter.

  • Navigateur
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    edited October 2017 #8

    Anyone taken off the GRILL and looked behind?  You will see why fitting at least the bottom one when towing in wet or dusty conditions makes a lot of sense.

    And while you are in there, have someone shine a bright light around the edges while you look at the same joins inside the caravan.  You may feel the need to reach for the gaffer tape!

  • Philnffc
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    edited October 2017 #9

    Hi

    We live in Spain and recently had major problems with our fridge not working, so went through the usual like checking fuses, power socket but still it didn't work so took it too our local dealer in Elche. After ten minutes the engineer came out and ask if i still had the covers when i asked why he poured a cup of sand out of the bottom filter cup and said in Spain they advise to keep them on at all times  till on site because the wind and rain here contains a lot of sand/dust which caused mine to stop working. Its working how it should be now with covers on most of the time and they didn't charge me for the work done. Muy Buen.

    Phil

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2017 #10

    I used to spend half my time in Spain cleaning the Sahara dust off my balcony so I can well believe it.

  • Navigateur
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    edited October 2017 #11

    That must have been some size of caravan you had to have an upstairs, never mind a balcony!!

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