Having a refrigerator in your RV has made it possible to bring certain things you could not in years past. The lack of need for ice allows RVers to stay at campgrounds for longer periods of time as well.

An RV refrigerator is quite different than the kind you have in your home. They run with a heat absorption type instead of a compressor type. They almost always feature a 2 way operation; one is a 120-volt a/c electricity and the other is off of LP gas. While on automatic operation, it will operate off either 120-volt a/c or LP gas. When plugged into shore power, it will operate off 120- volt a/c electricity. When you unplug from shore power, it will go to LP gas.

Operation of this refrigerator depends on it being level. If it is not level it will not cool properly. It is always recommended that if you’re going on a trip, turn on your refrigerator the day before you leave, so it will reach temperature and stay cold until your final destination.

Almost 99% of RVs come with a refrigerator. Take note of your manufacturer and model number, this will help when it stops working and staying up to date on any recalls which are available on the manufacturers website.