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hi all whilst trawling the forum for ideas and inspiration im sure i read somewhere that someone leaves their gas fridge on whilst driving, i assumed this was a big no no in case the flame went out or am i mistaken ? cheers jeff

If the flame were to go out the gas would be shut off by the thermocouple.
I have my fridge operating on gas whilst driving and have never had the gas go out.
You just have to remember to switch it off before entering a fuel station.

a few weeks ago i was i left the fridge on all day to see how cold it got on the night i turned the fridge off but forgot to turn the gas bottle off next morning got in the van and it stank of gas i had to open all the doors and leave it for 10 mins does this mean my thermocoupler is broken ?

I would see if you can light the fridge without pushing the valve in with the safety bypass circuit

More likely loose regulator on the bottle or leaking pipework. The gas valve can leak on appliances but I would check the pipework and regulator first.

I've left mine running whilst driving plenty of times with no ill effects - and it's never gone out, either.

The only catch would be if there were an accident..ins companies are after any excuse not to pay out

jeffdub wrote:a few weeks ago i was i left the fridge on all day to see how cold it got on the night i turned the fridge off but forgot to turn the gas bottle off next morning got in the van and it stank of gas i had to open all the doors and leave it for 10 mins does this mean my thermocoupler is broken ?

If the thermocouple was broken the fridge wouldn't stay alight once you let the control knob out after holding it down, gas valves can pass but I'd check all of your pipe work joints first.

dugcati wrote:The only catch would be if there were an accident..ins companies are after any excuse not to pay out

Why?
It is neither illegal nor contrary to manufacturers instructions.

It would only affect an insurance payout if it could be shown to be a contributory factor in the accident. I don't really see how the temperature of my milk could make me more likely to have a crash.

horns wrote:I don't really see how the temperature of my coke/beer could make me more likely to have a crash.

I've driven lots of times with my fridge running (usually because I forget to turn it off ), but I find that the fridge doesn't stay cold - I understand that fridge needs to be pretty level for the fridge to work properly, if that's the case then surely its just a waste of gas?

drove from southampton to kent using mine on 12v and managed to freeze the beers on the top shelf. i have driven with it running on gas as i forgot to turn it off. was still alight when i got home.

dirtygertie wrote:I've driven lots of times with my fridge running (usually because I forget to turn it off ), but I find that the fridge doesn't stay cold - I understand that fridge needs to be pretty level for the fridge to work properly, if that's the case then surely its just a waste of gas?

Apparently the older models are not so tolerant of slopes. Mine has never had any problem and I've parked up at some very odd angles!

Oldiebut goodie wrote:It is neither illegal nor contrary to manufacturers instructions.

I'm on the same side as everyone here


I was merely pointing out how insurance companies are in that they look for any excuse not to pay out - look at the who stupid situate with bike exhausts, most of the aftermarket ones actually make the bike run worse yet in an accident the insurance companies wouldn't pay out/would pay less as the bike has an end can on it!