Refrig Question - Maxum Boat Owners Club

kenpo262 · 08-14-2009, 02:49 PM

How do I keep the power on to the refrig after we disconnect from shore power last time we went out everything defrosted. There is a switch inside that says on/off when hooked to shore power it's in the off position should I switch it over before going out? Or am I missing something else.

seapuppy · 08-14-2009, 04:04 PM

mine's automatic....when we unplug from shore pwr...it automatically switches to 12vdc...so...try it..switch it over to on....unplug the fridge and see if it keeps running...should work...

SP

shrew · 08-14-2009, 09:00 PM

I'm with SP. Mine automatically flips between the 120VAC and 12VDC when I disconnect from shorepower. However, I ALWAYS leave my fridge set to ON and teh green light is always on. The only thing I do is lower the temp. setting to around 2.5-3. Norcold recommends setting to 3 when on 12VDC to maximize battery life. when I turn it off, it goes off, but then I never turn it off when on Shorepower, so i didn't realize that 120VAC bypasses that shutoff switch. I guess when on 120VAC you'll need to make sure you use the breaker on the panel.

kenpo262 · 08-14-2009, 11:24 PM

Thanks I'll try that tommorrow and let you know how it works.

kenpo262 · 08-16-2009, 04:45 AM

We took the boat to Greenport today, I switched the power switch over to the on position on the refrig worked great thanks for the help.

shrew · 08-18-2009, 12:37 AM

Wow, I was in Greenport on Sat. Had I known I would have stopped by to say hello and buy you beer.

kenpo262 · 08-18-2009, 09:11 AM

I will send you a message next time we go or you do the same.