Can we leave the fridge freezer on?

[Anonymous]

We have a keel-cooled fridge/freezer and want to leave it running while we are out of the water for cleaning and antifouling, over several days to a week or so. Is it OK to leave it running? Does the condensor get very hot - will it still work efficiently enough to keep the frozens frozen, or should we empty it?

Many thanks.

 

[Marsupial]

If its the fridgeoboat type then you can leave it on but the frigde wont work very well unless you reconnect the fan by the compressor and turn it back to a "standard" unit.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I've just checked ours - an Isotherm - to find that there is a fan running at the moment - I am beginning to think that maybe it isn't keel-cooled, though that's what I'd been told. I'd had stuff in that space blocking the airflow on the understanding that is is keel-cooled, so it will be interesting to see whether the duty cycle drops now that I have provided a good airflow.