Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:44:20 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Frig running.....-Refrigerator power consumption.
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I get about three weeks, but usually refill before that long. mcneely
---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> I find propane usually lasts about two weeks full time use on max with a little boiling of water. Sound about right?
>
> I hate those disposable canisters. Wasteful and some places consider them hazardous. I have a little five pound tank I keep under the rear seat for barbecues and lanterns etc.
>
> Jeff
>
> > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:51:49 -0700
> > From: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Re: Frig running.....-Refrigerator power consumption.
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Keep in mind the fridge was intended to run on 12v power only when the engine was running to conserve propane, that's why they installed the relay. I'd rather get propane every three or four days than a new battery every few months! Maybe if you covered the top with solar cells . . .
> >
> > Stuart
> > Fridgeless in Seattle
> >
> > McNeely wrote:
> > Some people wire the auxiliary battery in so that it will run the refrigerator when the engine is off. They hope to get an extra day without using propane that way. But it will drain the battery in a day or so.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ----
>
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David McNeely
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