Roy wrote:
While running the fridge overnight on AC power helps
in starting the
fridge on
propane, the "foot pump" method may get your fridge
operating
immediately. Works first time, every time for me!

I write:
Pre-chilling on AC may or may not help with the
*lighting* of the fridge, but I believe it offers a
jumpstart to the ammonia-solution boiler system, so
the fridge will run better (i.e. colder, more
efficiently) when you then switch over to 12VDC or
propane.

Even if the fridge starts 'working' immediately on 12V
or propane, it can still take a while to get truly
cold, especially during the summer camping season. I
sure wouldn't want to stuff a lukewarm fridge fulla
food (even cold food) and then hit the road, expecting
the 12VDC to quickly get the system down to proper
refrigeration temps.

Unless you like sweaty cheese :)

Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"

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