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Is it ok to turn off a refr unit while it is in defrost mode?
Assuming the ambient temp is above freezing, if that matters.
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It won't damage it if that's what you mean.
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Are you shutting it down, to leave it off?
Or is there a load, and it's cycling through?
If you're shutting it down, no load. Doesn't really matter what cycle it's in.
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Yes it is after the unload. Pulling the empty back to the shipper.
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If after unloaded I would shut it off to save fuel.Plus if you had meat in it you would have to get a wash out.It don't take long for the trl to cool to the degrees for the next load you're picking up.Just don't forget to turn it back on while getting loaded if the load requires it.
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Haul pork that beats
beef or chicken
- 05.06.2012 #10"Village Idiot"
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Can't possibly smell any worse than a dry van left in the sun for several days, loaded with used chicken boxes being sent for recycle.
I'm referring to the cardboard boxes they use to transfer dead chickens to the process plant.
I hope I never see one of those again....ever.

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