Generator to power Fridge

Our approach has always been to keep the process simple and use various appliances as they were engineered/designed for.

1. Our fridge is put on the auto-sense mode (24+hrs) before departure. If plugged in, it cools on ac-if not, it cools on gas.

2. When we leave and feel the house ac is needed, the gennie comes on and the fridge uses ac mode. If no gennie, the fridge goes to gas mode. If on gas mode, turn off prior to fueling or going through some tunnels if signs are posted.

3. We also use a digital thermostat that comes with (2) sensors, one for the fridge and one for the freezer that lets us monitor the temps at a glance when we walk by the fridge when traveling or setup at a cg.
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Probably 90% or more run the fridge on propane when traveling. I'm one them. There seem to be a few who are scared to and insist that anyone who does is asking for an explosion. They would also point out that your gen. probably runs on propane too and so you're not helping the situation, just changing appliances.
Use the propane as it's intended and enjoy cold food.

live4thedash wrote:
don't run the propane when on the road. Tunnels, bridges,

Never heard of the bridges thing.

Just put the fridge on automatic and let it decide. It's fine to run on propane when you're driving.

Thank you. For some reason , based on other posts I've read, in other sections I thought I read a lot of don't run the propane when on the road. Tunnels, bridges, gas stations, etc, etc. Maybe I mis-understood. From what you guys are suggesting , run the propane and then just turn the fridge off when I get to one of those scenarios.
thanks...will try to update profile...

I think it is a good idea to run the generator when on the road, especially if taking the vehicle out to run the engine and such if it isn't constantly used. If a generator is under 30 hours/year, it means that it likely needs a new carb at the minimum, or a complete removal and replacement at the worst due to corroded windings.

I too sometimes run the ginny on the road for the A/C when it is real hot, the fridge stays on auto so while rolling it stays cold. :)

If the OP wants to run the refrigerator not on propane, and his batteries charge from the engine's alternator, perhaps an inverter might do the trick? It would have to be a PSW inverter, possibly using a transfer switch so it isn't using the batteries when the generator is running. That way the fridge can be on electric, and when stopped, can be flipped to propane (if the fridge is a three way).

Since you have a 35' MH with a V10 (all the info I could find from previous posts) RUN IT ON PROPANE and put your rig in your profile.

Now we wait.