Fridge not working

[rachel1978]

Our fridge does not work when the fridge is switched to run from the battery, works fine with gas and as far as we know it works with 240v mains. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know why this might be happening.

many thanks

[kevtherev]

thats because it's not supposed to

it runs off the alternator..
as it requires a lot of power it would flatten a battery in an hour or so

the fridge will not get very cold, on the 12V, it will work better if you pre cool the fridge with a two litre bottle of frozen water
then the fridge will maintain the temp whilst the engine is running

[rachel1978]

!!! Didn't realise that, assumed that if there was a battery switch it would be for running off the battery. So when we drive the vehicle, if we put the switch on the fridge onto battery, that should chill the fridge?? we also have an on/off for the freezer on the dash - do they all have this?

are you getting the impression we are new to this!!!

[Rozzo]

the switch is probably for the relay that runs the fridge when the engine is running but normally they're wired so they don't need one.
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