Gary RV_Wizard
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Atwood has announced they will soon be offering a new type of RV Fridge. Well, sorta new, anyway. It uses the good (?) old absorption technology, but with a twist: It uses helium instead of hydrogen. Helium, of course, is not flammable like hydrogen, but it's not clear that the flammability of the coolant gases has much, if anything, to do with the recent spate of RV fridge fires. Seems to me that Atwood is spending money and development time to design a solution that plays to fears rather than actually developing a better RV fridge, but you can decide for yourself.
The new fridge will feature an "Anti-tilt system". What is this, you may ask? It is a light on the control panel that tells you if the fridge is too far out of level. Not sure if that is really anti-tilt, but it will give some peace of mind to novice RVers.
You will also be happy to learn that Atwood will be using cool blue lights in the vegie crispers. Now THAT is an improvement long awaited!
Atwood designs new RV Fridge
Personally, I had been hoping for a 10-14 cubic foot fridge with a high-efficiency compressor driven cooling system and ultra-effective insulation, designed to fit nicely in an RV and with travel locks on the doors. Guess that is just too high tech for Dometic and Norcold. Maybe Japan or Korea will come to the rescue...
The new fridge will feature an "Anti-tilt system". What is this, you may ask? It is a light on the control panel that tells you if the fridge is too far out of level. Not sure if that is really anti-tilt, but it will give some peace of mind to novice RVers.
You will also be happy to learn that Atwood will be using cool blue lights in the vegie crispers. Now THAT is an improvement long awaited!
Atwood designs new RV Fridge
Personally, I had been hoping for a 10-14 cubic foot fridge with a high-efficiency compressor driven cooling system and ultra-effective insulation, designed to fit nicely in an RV and with travel locks on the doors. Guess that is just too high tech for Dometic and Norcold. Maybe Japan or Korea will come to the rescue...