Residential vs Gas/Electric Fridge?
After a set back in our plans, we're back on the trail looking at fifth wheels. I think my last question comes down to which type fridge? We'll have some solar no matter, but since we're looking at a ...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
Because with a residential refrigerator you can keep ice cream for several days as well as make ice !
I have never seen that on an propane (absorption) style refrigerator.
Never paid attention in RVs, but there was a time when absorption fridge was the residential fridge. Dad bought a used 1 just before I was born. I was 9 before family got electric fridge, the gas 1 was moved to basement for Dads beer. (I can remember helping carry groceries to basement when power went off). When I was in Army, that fridge was moved to a lake cabin of extended family member, built past power lines. In 2012 that fridge was cooling drinks on the porch of that cabin.
Before electricity was widespread in homes, ice was delivered in most cities. Most of that ice was made with absorption system.
