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    Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 6:07pm
It' super efficient and uses less juice than the solar panel produces but it's pretty noisy. There is a lot of vibration. And that means a lot of noise. Too much noise. Anyone have any effective solutions for this?
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Our fridge is pretty much silent in all modes, propane, AC, and 12V. If you have good hearing you might hear the flame when it's on propane, but that's about it.
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Vibration is energy, wasted. Your fridge mountings might be loose, at the compressor or to the trailer frame.
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Wait. Is your fridge 3-way (propane/AC/12V), or just 12V?

The 3-way is an absorption-cycle refrigerator, and has no compressor. 

If it only runs on 12V, then it is probably a compressor/condenser refrigerator like the one in your home.
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