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furpod
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Topic: Refrigerator on battery and propane Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 11:01am |
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alan7170
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Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 9:01pm | ||
We have a 177 and I can easily go more than a week dry camping in summer with no recharge...fridge on propane, LED lights, the water pump is infrequent...there is really not much to drain the battery... Alan |
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techntrek
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Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 11:14pm | ||
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WillThrill
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Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 11:46pm | ||
The only stock item I've found that will really drain the battery is the furnace. I would estimate that when we were running the furnace with outside temps down to the 40s and keeping it about 70 inside the Pod, the furnace would consume about 20 amp hours in a 10 hour night. The furnace will also drain your propane rather quickly as well.
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alan7170
Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 1:53pm | ||
Exactly...which is why I have no problem dry camping the the summer for 7-10 days before needing a recharge. In truth, my lovely wife and I end up towing the vehicle to dump the tanks and refill water once a week or so...and that recharges the battery...so I am not sure how long I could actually go in the summer... Alan
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Marco T
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Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 6:10pm | ||
We ran the fridge on propane whenever we weren't plugged in and over two weeks, including one night running the furnace, cooking everyday with the stove, and running the water heater a few of the days - we only used $2 of propane. Not bad for two weeks! The fridge definitely sips propane.
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The Tri-podders
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myownskin
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2016 Location: Clarkston, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 11:10pm | ||
ThAnks everyone for the help, really appreciate it. It will be about 4 days exactly, so I will be prepared to have to possibly charge it, and maybe will not have to. Just the answer and understanding I was hoping to get from this group.
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Patriot Dave
Senior Member Joined: 06 Feb 2016 Location: LaSalle, Mi. 48 Online Status: Offline Posts: 206 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2016 at 7:43am | ||
I have this question, is either one.....gas or shore power any faster at cooling the frig down?
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Dave & Joyce
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WillThrill
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Posted: 10 Aug 2016 at 6:03pm | ||
I don't think it really makes a difference because either way, the ammonia mixture used in lieu of traditional coolant is being heated in order to eventually, through the ammonia absorption process, cool the refrigerator. Once it's sufficiently heated, I doubt that it would make a difference either way. In my experience, it takes a good 24 hours or so to cool the refrigerator down regardless of whether shore power or propane is being used.
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"Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien
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Mountainrev
Senior Member Joined: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Eagle, Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 193 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2016 at 6:26pm | ||
In my experience, propane cools the fridge more quickly and efficiently than 110 volt. Case in point: On a recent camping trip, the ambient temp in our camper rose to the high 90s. I was running the fridge on shore power, set at the coolest setting, but the thermometer inside the fridge was at about 50. I immediately switched over to propane, and the temp quickly cooled to about 40. My uneducated theory is that the flame produced by propane is hotter than the heat generated by electricity, thus providing better circulation of the ammonia. |
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