Will fridge run on propane with no electricity? |
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Keith-N-Dar
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Topic: Will fridge run on propane with no electricity? Posted: 24 May 2013 at 9:41pm |
I liked the one where the cats turned on the gas. Cats can be like that...
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 May 2013 at 10:05pm |
The problem is when the cats learn to ignite a lighter.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 25 May 2013 at 8:21am |
That is why our cats stay home when we camp.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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P&M
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 28 May 2013 at 10:17am |
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BUT to the OP's question.. Battery will run the fridge brain for a long time... Days and days. It's one of the lower draws on the 12v system. Heater motor, fantastic fan, water pump, lights. Thats where your amps go.. You know if all you are running is the fridge.. can you just run a regular extension cord out to the trailer? will be fine. [/QUOTE] I would, but unfortunately we store it in a self-storage facility that has no electric anywhere near our Pod. I found that by swinging by on Friday morning about 7am, hooking up battery and turning on the fridge with the gas, that when I swung back around to pick it up and head out at 2pm the fridge was a nice 39 degrees cold. |
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P & M ... and Comet too!
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Camper Bob
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Posted: 28 May 2013 at 12:35pm |
I too like cats. I just can't finish one myself. Dog person. Safe travels.
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Camper Bob and Camper Sue
Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
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furpod
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Posted: 28 May 2013 at 3:10pm |
BUT to the OP's question.. Battery will run the fridge brain for a long time... Days and days. It's one of the lower draws on the 12v system. Heater motor, fantastic fan, water pump, lights. Thats where your amps go.. You know if all you are running is the fridge.. can you just run a regular extension cord out to the trailer? will be fine. [/QUOTE] I would, but unfortunately we store it in a self-storage facility that has no electric anywhere near our Pod. I found that by swinging by on Friday morning about 7am, hooking up battery and turning on the fridge with the gas, that when I swung back around to pick it up and head out at 2pm the fridge was a nice 39 degrees cold.[/QUOTE] I truly hate it for people who can't store at home, no matter what the reason. We are digging in our own dump station very soon. So Camp Driveway will be full hook-ups.. I can charge more that way. |
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Jdub
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Posted: 28 May 2013 at 3:47pm |
So wait, let me get this right.
The pod is plugged in the night before with the refrig cooling on the house electricity. Load it up and take off. Of the two choices on the road, run the frig on propane or on the battery, I had assumed battery all the time. But running it on propane is equally ok (or maybe better) as long as you don't crash the rig? I didn't know propane was a functional option.....
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P&M
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 28 May 2013 at 4:30pm |
Jdub, I actually run it both ways when I'm traveling. I will run it on 12v until I stop, and if we are stopping for any longer than 15-20 minutes or so (like for lunch and beverages) I'll switch it over to propane so that I don't drain my batteries. Then I switch it back over when we are ready to take off, and shut off the propane.
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techntrek
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Posted: 28 May 2013 at 4:47pm |
furpod - I love the idea of bringing the dump station to the pod. I can move our pod to our cleanout access to dump at home, but it isn't close to where we usually park it. I'm getting ready to extend the parking area in front of our garage - kids with cars coming in the next few years, and as a better parking location for the pod. It wouldn't be that hard to extend a pipe from the septic system to that new parking area but I hadn't thought of it before. Already have a 30 amp outlet within reach and it doesn't take much to extend the hose.
Jdub - yes, many people plug in the night before to charge the battery and precool the fridge on AC mode (make sure you unplug the battery from the pod between uses, but plug it back in and then plug in the pod once a month to maintain battery health). Personally I go down the road in 12 volt mode most of the time since we camp with hookups so I just switch between 120 and 12 volt modes. However, on those trips where we dry camp I'll switch to propane mode before we leave and leave it there for the whole trip. One less thing to fiddle with once we get to camp.
Edit: I do the same as P & M, if we stop for lunch or any other reason I'll switch it over to propane mode. You WILL kill your battery quickly if you leave it in 12 volt mode too long w/o your engine running.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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P&M
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 28 May 2013 at 7:16pm |
techntrek, where did you think we got that idea from other than you?
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