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Bigmoss's avatar
Bigmoss
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Jul 15, 2015

How long will it last ?

I have my used 5er still that I've had for three years and love it. I bought it for hunting but we take one trip away with it a year normally.

This year we have decided to take two trips and it will be at the same RV park 10 days apart between trips. The owner of the park has agreed to let me leave my 5er there in the storage area for the ten days instead of haling it home and back for no reason as I am in Canada and they are a 5 hour pull to the US.

My question is I have never been without shore power so I don't run the fridge on propane very often. If I leave a full 30lb tank of propane in the 5er am I correct to assume it will run the fridge for 10 days no issue so I can leave some things in it ?

Thanks
  • TucsonJim's avatar
    TucsonJim
    Explorer II
    Jul 15, 2015
    cmcdar wrote:
    Good question!

    I do have solar, how long will the fridge run on a 20lb tank of propane, anyone know?

    Thanks,
    Caryl


    I'm guessing approximately 30 days based on usage we see.
  • Bigmoss's avatar
    Bigmoss
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    Correct if I turn my fridge off and leave the door open the light still stays on
  • NC_Hauler's avatar
    NC_Hauler
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    korbe wrote:
    NC Hauler wrote:
    Bigmoss wrote:
    Thanks guys the battery never crossed my mind at all and you guys are correct it will die. I guess I will just empty the fridge and disconnect the battery before I leave as I will leave the fridge door open and the light will stay on if I don't.


    ....remove light bulb:)....I'd still disconnect battery(ies), due to other voltage draws as alluded to earlier.

    When my frig is turned off, the light will not come on while door is open, even when on shore power or with the battery on.


    Same here...but I thought OP said he had "older" unit....on older units I could turn fridge off and light would still come on if door open.
  • cmcdar's avatar
    cmcdar
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    Good question!

    I do have solar, how long will the fridge run on a 20lb tank of propane, anyone know?

    Thanks,
    Caryl
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    NC Hauler wrote:
    Bigmoss wrote:
    Thanks guys the battery never crossed my mind at all and you guys are correct it will die. I guess I will just empty the fridge and disconnect the battery before I leave as I will leave the fridge door open and the light will stay on if I don't.


    ....remove light bulb:)....I'd still disconnect battery(ies), due to other voltage draws as alluded to earlier.

    When my frig is turned off, the light will not come on while door is open, even when on shore power or with the battery on.
  • NC_Hauler's avatar
    NC_Hauler
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    Bigmoss wrote:
    Thanks guys the battery never crossed my mind at all and you guys are correct it will die. I guess I will just empty the fridge and disconnect the battery before I leave as I will leave the fridge door open and the light will stay on if I don't.


    ....remove light bulb:)....I'd still disconnect battery(ies), due to other voltage draws as alluded to earlier.
  • Bigmoss's avatar
    Bigmoss
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    Thanks guys the battery never crossed my mind at all and you guys are correct it will die. I guess I will just empty the fridge and disconnect the battery before I leave as I will leave the fridge door open and the light will stay on if I don't.
  • RustyJC's avatar
    RustyJC
    Explorer
    Jul 15, 2015
    Frankly, I'd be more concerned with discharging the battery(ies) during the 10 days than running out of propane if you start with a full 30# tank. The fridge control circuit requires 12VDC to function, and if the battery voltage drops sufficiently, the fridge will shut down.

    In addition to the fridge, you have other parasitic loads drawing down your battery(ies) when the rig is unplugged - CO and gas detectors, electronics, etc.

    Rusty

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