Propane powered AC?
Since the fridge can run off propane; why can't a roof mount AC be ran off propane?
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wa8yxm wrote:
Ok, a small house fridge draws say 100 watts... A small Window Air conditioner perhaps a thousand.. Think about this
I have seen freezers chilled by Absorption cooling units but they are very large, and very very very well insulated, the Absorption cooling takes up to 24 hours to cool your RV Fridge.. how long do you think it would take to cool your RV which has far less insulation... A cooling unit big enough to do a decent job would be as big as the RV if not bigger.
OP - research how absorption refrigerators work, LOL.
And.... ever wonder why there isn't a propane (or natural gas) connection at the campground pedestals??..:S
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Many years ago, *home* AC units were offered powered by natural gas instead of electricity.
No doubt a (less than) bright idea by the gas company.
(Propane would obviously be an alternate to the nat gas)
Had a friend who "bought in" to that one!..:R
A choice right up there with left-handed monkey wrenches for right-handed monkeys.
Probably some kind of incentive (by/from the gas co) involved.
MAJOR "PITA"!! - MAJOR mistake!
NEVER did what it was supposed to do - as in "cooling" properly.
I never saw the unit, never checked on how it operated - but heard all the *MANY* tales of woe!..:(
He went back to AC powered A/C - and chalked it off to a really, really bad decision (and $$ loss)..:S
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