Run reffer on electric or propane when home?
Just wondering which way is cheaper? I use the fridge a lot on propane camping and I even use it to camp in the winter where I snowmobile so the furnace gets used also. With all that use in 3 year...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Capt.Storm wrote:
Well if I use a 1/4 gall a day 20 gallons would last 80 days for 60 bucks.
If electric cost 75 cents a day times 80 days that would be 60 bucks also.
I guess it is close in my case. Course these are just estimates.
But you need to factor in the electric used for battery charge cause without charging battery you will lose battery voltage due to propane operation.
So it would cost you the propane plus the electric for charging battery or just electric and no battery charging cause converter would supply the needed dc for fridge controls
Yep but I could use my small solar panel to keep the house battery up. I would have to look but i think it's 5 amps...should do it.
I still think the propane is cheaper for me but probably by not all that much.
I think if it's just going to set a few days in the summer I'll just let the propane keep her cold..if it looks like a week or more I'll plug her in.
