Refrigerator Propane vs Electric

Grandpere wrote:
Our first TT had a propane only fridge, when we got rid of the trailer it was nearing 20 years old, and the fridge ran just as good as the day we got the TT. We just got rid of the dam residential fridge in our current MH that was put there by the POs and I plan on running it on propane all the time. If we run out of propane it will run on 12 DC till we get refilled again. I have no intention of using 120 volts unless absolutely necessary.

Which frig will run on 12v DC only? Not saying they don't make them but only ones I know of run on propane or 120v AC. 12v DC is used to for the controls only.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Propane will be 'slightly' better at cooling.........slightly!

Only because heat from flame is distributed across larger area of perk tube due to flue baffle.
Element is short and slapped against tube in one area.

Both will cool fridge to factory specs.


Ambient air temps DO have direct affect on fridge cooling.
As it gets warmer...air can't absorb as much heat from cooling unit hence cooling unit can not remove as much heat from fridge.

When it's hot out....increased air flow across cooling unit will help.
So does shade

good summary. Rather use the sites electricity which i've already paid for than my propane.

Our first TT had a propane only fridge, when we got rid of the trailer it was nearing 20 years old, and the fridge ran just as good as the day we got the TT. We just got rid of the dam residential fridge in our current MH that was put there by the POs and I plan on running it on propane all the time. If we run out of propane it will run on 12 DC till we get refilled again. I have no intention of using 120 volts unless absolutely necessary.

Propane will be 'slightly' better at cooling.........slightly!

Only because heat from flame is distributed across larger area of perk tube due to flue baffle.
Element is short and slapped against tube in one area.

Both will cool fridge to factory specs.


Ambient air temps DO have direct affect on fridge cooling.
As it gets warmer...air can't absorb as much heat from cooling unit hence cooling unit can not remove as much heat from fridge.

When it's hot out....increased air flow across cooling unit will help.
So does shade