[RE-wrenches] Propane frig

[Dan Fink]

Bill; That sure sounds like a 3-way RV fridge to me -- propane, 120VAC or
12VDC, lever selectable, doesn't use any electricity when run on propane
except sometimes a light and temperature display/control. The small 3-ways
I've dealt with tended to draw ~140W, but I guess it wouldn't surprise me
if a larger model drew 350W on AC or DC, and they make some pretty large
ones for the mobile palaces. Terribly inefficient when run electrically,
it's just a heating element, but OK for the RV park where the electrical is
free and from a pedestal. I've had to break that bad news to a few off-grid
wannabees, unfortunately usually after they already bought one. Efficient
electric fridges suitable for off-grid solar all use a compressor.
Dan Fink
Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation
NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector
NABCEP PV Associate
d <dan.fink at greendustrialtraining.com>anbob88 at gmail.com
970-672-4342




On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:44 PM frenergy <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:

> I've got another off-gridder that is telling me the propane frig they
> want to get pulls 350 watts.  Is this correct?...  Never heard of a glow
> bar for a frig.
>
> Bill
>
>
> Feather River Solar Electric
> Bill Battagin, Owner
> 4291 Nelson St.
> Taylorsville, CA 95983
> 530.284.7849
> CA Lic 874049
> solar powered since 1982
>
>
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