Fridge on Propane |
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Pod People
Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1078 |
Topic: Fridge on Propane Posted: 25 Feb 2016 at 9:07am |
I will second Stephen's suggestion about the cube fan. We also use it and it definitely helps the air circulation. Another very important aspect of pod refrigeration is to ALWAYS put cold items into the fridge. Never put room temp food in there.
We also use a traditional ice chest to keep all of our drinks and some veggies that don't require a lot of refrigeration. We freeze half gallon milk jugs as block ice and then have them as potable water when they melt. Travel safe Vann
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6327 |
Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 11:09pm |
I understand that a fan in the refrigerator to circulate the air will help speed cooling. We bought a small blue cube-shaped fan that takes two D cells. The batteries are supposed to last for weeks. It does not move much air, but it is sufficient. We used it on our last trip, and it seemed to work well.
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StephenH
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 9:25pm |
No beer in the fridge
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 9:08pm |
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 8:54pm |
I will need to do some experimentation to see if the beer part is true.
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 10:32pm |
Charlie, you are probably correct with the 24 hour to cool properly in warmer climates. I was going by my experience as a northerner where I start the fridge when it is around 65 degrees or less and the fact that when I start it is in the shade, not in sun. Seeing you are from FL the time to properly cool will be greatly extended.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 10:24pm |
The fridge and the water heater are do not interact and are not at all interdependent. If you have no water in the heater both electric and gas sides of the WH should be turned off tp protect the empty WH from damage. With the propane bottle turned on, press and hold the fridge mode button until it turns on. Push the mode button repeatedly until it indicates gas operation. Set the temperature to its coldest setting. Note that the ammonia absorption fridge will not cool quickly so you will have to wait many hours to detect cooling. It will take 24 hours to fully cool the empty fridge.
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Charlie
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 10:22pm |
One other thing to make a mental note of before heading out with the pod. The night before you leave turn the fridge on, we use the extension cord and plug in 110, so the fridge can cool down before you load it up the following day. Depending on outside temps it can take anywhere from 6 to 12 hours to cool down properly unless you are camping in real cold weather.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 10:18pm |
The fridge and the water heater have nothing to do with each other, except that they can both be run on propane or electricity. Or in the case of the water heater, both. Anyway, yes, you can run the fridge without water in the water heater and you can run the water heater without beer in the fridge.
Don't turn on the water heater without water in it though. TT |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 10:18pm |
Not sure I am following your thought but will give it a try. Your fridge operates 3 ways as you are probably well aware of. Battery, 110 electric, and propane. Water has nothing to do with the operation of your fridge. On our 177 there is a button on the front of the fridge you press until the propane symbol lights up. You will need either 110 or battery to operate your fridge on propane. Don't make the mistake like I did when I first had my pod of operating your fridge on battery alone. My battery was dead after about 10 hours.
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'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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