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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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GordonThree
Explorer
Jun 30, 2015
Dakota98 wrote:
Using the frig on propane the circuit board will use 1.5-2 amps.


i've measured my norcold at a similar amount, about 2 amps for the gas solenoid (held open). the circuit board doesn't register by itself with the solenoid off/closed.

solenoid for my furnace measures 3 amps held open, another 2 amps for the blower.

biggest winner still is the lights, despite being all LED, about 18 amps with everything on :)

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