Refrigerator winterization

[dgross]

I plan on turning my refrigerator off on my houseboat this winter. We will not be using it till spring and I have always done this on my campers. We prop the door open for ventilation to prevent mold. Some of my houseboat neighbors plan on just leaving their refrigerators turned on. I feel this is unnecessary wear on the refrigerator if it is not needed. Any thoughts?

 

[bondo]

Ayuh,.... I see no reason, what so ever to leave it runnin', other than makin' the PoCo happy billin' ya,....

 

[johnnygjr]

ditto,could be a scenario for an onboard fire, I'm a volunteer fireman 30+ years,have seen an entire row of boats go up in flames from a droplight left on