Fridge open or closed

[JohnCalifornia]

Hi, we are not using the Cali for the next 4 weeks or so , so it’s going in the garage . My question is, would you leave the fridge door wide open or leave it shut?. I’m thinking it’ll be good to air it …….

 

[Hawthorn37]

We keep ours open unless driving it. Once it loses its coolth, we dry it out and clean with antibacterial spray, then let it air.

 

[WelshGas]

Hi, we are not using the Cali for the next 4 weeks or so , so it’s going in the garage . My question is, would you leave the fridge door wide open or leave it shut?. I’m thinking it’ll be good to air it …….

Open.

 

[Corradobrit]

We keep ours open unless driving it. Once it loses its coolth, we dry it out and clean with antibacterial spray, then let it air.

This

 

[calibusje]

Open and you can use a lot of things to do so but a friend made this for me:

VW T6.1 California Ocean / Coast refrigerator lid spacer by lni

Spacer for fixing the open refrigerator lid, if the refrigerator is switched off, for ventilationDistanzstück zum Fixieren des geöffneten Kühlschrank Deckels, zur Lüftung wenn ausgeschaltet

www.thingiverse.com

 

[SamSara]

Always open when not in use. Rolled up fleece does the job for us

 

[capt kirk]

i leave a tea towel under the lid to let it breathe.

 

[Hedley Wright]

I use a short section of foam pipe cladding that slips over the lid nicely.

 

[Viktorgeorge]

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/big-ted-printz-new-vip-trade-partner.19181/post-335031

Big Ted makes several useful bits - I scanned through this string and bought, fridge spacers
washing line bars, internal hooks etc.

 

[Roger Boeken]

Hi, we are not using the Cali for the next 4 weeks or so , so it’s going in the garage . My question is, would you leave the fridge door wide open or leave it shut?. I’m thinking it’ll be good to air it …….

Closed after cleaning and drying. Never had issues over last 8 years.

 

[BeeBee]

After trips, clean and dry out then leave open. Though as I use the van regularly / weekly and often forget the fridge is open, until the annoying rattle starts. I think I’ll adopt one of the suggestions posted … piece of foam tubing, dissected and placed over lid rim. Thus, stays open and no rattle. Good idea, thanks for that.

 

[Elly Swanson]

We have a silicone tablemat/potmat that we just put put over so it leaves a small gap. Because it’s silicone it doesn’t slip out. When the fridge’s off it gets used and is always on the top, so nothing to lose. Stays like that even when we’re driving with an empty fridge, but we have an IKEA table runner that fits perfectly over the glass worktops and a couple of Lakeland cork table mats at the fridge end. Just slides to the right when we want to get in to the fridge.

 

[Elly Swanson]

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/big-ted-printz-new-vip-trade-partner.19181/post-335031

Big Ted makes several useful bits - I scanned through this string and bought, fridge spacers
washing line bars, internal hooks etc.

He does some great brackets so you can hang Ikea Sunnersta hanging rails and accessories above the worktop in an Ocean. Two rails fit perfectly from the wardrobe to over the sink. The rail stays up all the time but when we drive the accessories easily detach. On saying that though, there’s been times when we’ve forgotten and it’s been fine.

 

[2into1]

It's what the sink plug is for. Take it out of the sink and pop it under the edge of your fridge lid to hold it slightly open without putting strain on the hinges. Bonus is you'll always know where to find it!

 

[Pineweasel]

Closed after cleaning and drying. Never had issues over last 8 years.

Same here. I leave it open to dry thoroughly after cleaning but close it the next time I drive and leave it closed, sometimes for months. No problems at all.

 

[calibusje]

He does some great brackets so you can hang Ikea Sunnersta hanging rails and accessories above the worktop in an Ocean. Two rails fit perfectly from the wardrobe to over the sink. The rail stays up all the time but when we drive the accessories easily detach. On saying that though, there’s been times when we’ve forgotten and it’s been fine.

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sorry to say but ours both broke after only half a year. I now have them in stainless steel with felt on it. Maybe you'll have better luck with it.

 

[Seán Kerr]

i leave a tea towel under the lid to let it breathe.

Same here

 

[Doorbundle]

Always open when not in use. Rolled up fleece does the job for us

A tea towel, even.

 

[Arnoob]

Cork from a wine bottle. Refreshed on a regular base.

 

[Mehdime]

Open definitely. Unless you like a stinky fridge.

I’m not sure what the tea towels and other accessories being mentioned here are for however. Why not just have it open?

 

[kernnowkarmann]

Mine's a daily driver so once cleaned and dried it stays shut, as others have said never had a problem with smells or anything. I'm sure some people just find solutions to non-existent problems

 

[Steve1]

Mine's a daily driver so once cleaned and dried it stays shut, as others have said never had a problem with smells or anything. I'm sure some people just find solutions to non-existent problems

Same here, clean, dry and air for a few hours then shut until next camping trip. I don't get any smell either.

 

[Nick Stubbs]

We just leave a folded tea towel in it once the fridge has been cleaned and dried.

 

[TripleBee]

I clean out and let it dry, and then just shut the damn thing. It doesn't smell nasty nor is it dirty the next time I will use it.