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SlowBro
Explorer III
Jun 30, 2015

Propane fridge -- how many watts per day on propane?

Looking to know how many watts or amps per day on average the control board and fans use. I can't get a good answer with Google. I've seen anywhere from 50 to 500 watts per day on propane. I have a...
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SlowBro
Explorer III
Jun 30, 2015
rjxj wrote:
I have a FW, when its at rest without using it and the frig is on propane it uses .6 amps. That's the frig on gas, monitor panel, radio illumination and propane leak detector.


So if I understand you, you're saying that at rest, your whole kit-and-kaboodle takes .6 amps?

That's good to know, for I was also wondering about how much the leak detector is using.

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