should we switch fridge freezer off every time?

I could ask the site owner. Good idea Purplecatlover1.

Do you leave the fridge freezer in your house switched off and with the door open too or is it just the caravan one?
If you not being present in case of a power cut is your husbands reasoning for leaving the caravan one off then does that reasoning also apply to the house?
If you’re only away from the caravan a few days or a week then leave it on. If it’s going to be months turn it off. Is their a caravan neighbour or semi permanent resident who you could leave a key with so they could go in and check it’s all working again following a power cut if you’re not there?

Thanks Bobbydog

I used to turn my fridge/freezer off in my static caravan at the end of the season. Last year I had to buy another one as the existing one had stopped working. When I asked the supplier which is better, leaving on or off he said leave on. Fridge freezes don’t like keep being switched on and off, they like it constant.

Good point Olliebeak and PattyFingers. I think that argument might persuade him....or maybe make it worse (2 ffs to clean). In which case Boyzone's suggestion might be considered. ?
Who cleans it? Sometimes husband sometimes me. Actually we clean it on leaving and quick wipe on return. Just makes more sense to leave it on.

As you wouldn't dream of switching off your domestic fridge/freezer at home, when going on holiday .................... I don't see the point in switching off your caravan fridge/freezer when going back home for a couple of days. I'd leave it switched on with a small supply of items inside it. Maybe empty the freezer part - if it makes your husband feel more comfortable - and buy some more frozen food when on your way back to the caravan (use a chill bag to keep them frozen on the journey).

Have you considered divorce? ?

I would leave it on if its a large size. You could invest in a small one to use during the summer months for essentisls. Smaller to clean, less running costs..

Do you turn off your ff in your home too?
If not then why do it in the caravan?
Who does the cleaning of the ff each time? You or DH?

I leave mine on, but I do use the coin on top of the ice trick. We did have a power cut a couple of years back when they were all those wildfires in Spain and everybody had to evacuate, but because I wasn’t there the door wasn’t opened so there wasn’t a nasty smell. (It all melted then re-froze).
In my case I need to have some food in readiness because I tend to arrive either quite late or on Sundays, and most of the year there aren’t any shops open in our part of Spain on Sundays. I don’t leave perishables in the fridge in Spain, but take the risk in the UK because I’m only away for a short time each trip.

If you're concerned about power.outagea, you could leave a frozen cup of ice in the freezer, and just before leaving put something on top of the ice. If there is a power outage the item will drop down into the melted water in the cup - and you'll know that the power was out. Fun home science

Keep it on what is the point of having one if you have no food to come home too also what do you do with all the food in the freezer. Presumably you have to eat it all or throw it away!

Mine has a holiday setting but we've never used it as we don't go on holiday! At least not in the last 18 months.

I leave mine on, when we go away 4 or five times a year.

The countryside does have a lot of power cuts in all fairness, especially in the summer/harvest months

We are away at the moment for two months and we’ve left everything on, just as it was. The only thing I switched off was Alexa as she randomly lights up for no reason! Wouldn’t want to empty the freezer at all costs!

Definitely keep it on!!!!

Definiely leave them on. We also do the trick of leaving ice cubes in a small bowl (in fact we have them in there all the time) and if if they melt whilst we're away, we know that the contents will have defrosted and need to be thrown away - however that's never happened in 30 years. This way, we always have a meal to come home to (and saves us having to rush straight out to the shops the next day when there's all that unpacking to be done).

Jam and marmalade in the fridge Caro57.

Nothing to do with cost, just fear of power cut which as someone said are cery unusual .

Never thought of fire. I don't think I would worry. It's only the caravan. Different if its your home.
Insurers often very unfair Oofy

I leave both fridges & freezers on the whole time we are away in Greece for 2 weeks every year ( but not this one!)
I clear out the perishables & leave things like butter & cheese.
They are always fine when we get back.

Tell your DH to clean it out each time and replenish it!! He might see the convenience of leaving on!

We lost a lot of frozen food a few years ago when there was a power cut while we were away for 2 weeks, including bulk buys of local farm produce, jointed lamb carcasses and Dexter beef joints and steaks. Our next door neighbour was keeping an eye on things, but didn’t think to check on the freezer. Tried to claim on house insurance, which said it covered it, but we were actively discouraged from doing so by the person we spoke to at the insurance company, who said our premiums would go up by roughly the amount we were claiming, were we sure we wanted to make a claim. We didn’t in the end, but I resented it. Why pay insurance at all if that is what happens.

Jam and marmalade in the freezer?! Leave it on - if you have a power cut and it defrosts you should be able to claim on house insurance. If you turn it off and get delayed away you have no claim

What exactly is the point in turning it off? Just bizarre.

Keep it on. You can fill the extra space with lidded empty plastic cartons if you are worried about wasting money, Apparently if you fill the space there is less cold air circulating which means it costs less to keep cool.
But I don't think it would cost a lot to run anyway, unless it was enormous or very old and inefficient.
Must be a real pain to have to keep cleaning it!