Hee Hee Who Was It........?

I'd give my wifes left arm to be able to install a Residential box in my RV. So far the only thing I could fit in there is a Haier 10 CF unit. It won't hold near as much as my 12 CF Nevercold quad door, which has already lost a board in constant use since August.

A gas refrigerator is incredible at Amudsen's station. Get it where it is hot and humid and Jeckyll turns into Hyde.

valhalla360 wrote:
I'm confused. Gas fridges in an RV forum typically refer to ammonia absorption models that have no Freon.

He said that he could help make your Freon unit work better

I posted that Absorption units are not as efficient as a Compressor unit (use about 3x the power)

And I might have been a bit more specific in saying that COMPRESSOR UNITS (I said "they") No longer use Freon.. They use an alternative refrigerant, now days

You are correct that the absorption ones do not use Freon either, they use an ammonia and other stuff mix.

I improved the efficiency on mine yesterday.. Put in a pair of computer fans.. nice high volume computer fans in fact. Got 'em from All Electroincs so in addition to being nice, and high volume, and a bit noiser than I like (High volume make noise, not a lot not but I can tell they are running when I'm outside) They are LOW COST!! (like a couple bucks each as I recall without looking up the invoice)

Is the propane powered fridge still inefficient if you consider the inefficiency of generating electricity in a big power plant from natural gas or coal? These are 30 to 40% efficient. The gasoline or propane generator will be considerably less efficient than that.

I am pretty impressed at how long the RV fridge runs on 20 pounds of propane. It makes quiet boon docking possible.

What else about RVs is efficient? The water use of the RV toilet is a few times more efficient than a residential one.

dougrainer wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
When did aDsorption refrigerators become aBsorption refrigerators?

For the 37 years as a Tech, all the literature I have read and been trained with calls RV refers ABsorpsion technology. Doug

PS I always misspell as AbsorBsion

ab·sorp·tion
[?b?zôrpSH(?)n, ?b?sôrpSH(?)n]
NOUN

1 the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another:
"East Germany's absorption into West Germany" ·

synonyms: incorporation · assimilation · integration · appropriation ·

2 the fact or state of being engrossed in something:
"her absorption in the problems of the Third World"
synonyms: involvement in · immersion in · raptness in · [more]

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Almot wrote:
You can't conclude that propane fridge is reliable if you only use it 2 days a week 4 months a year - this is mere 1/10 of a year.

and ain't ain't a word.

A/C flow close to water heater isn't an issue in my rig. Maybe in some rigs it is. In my trailer this heater is far away in a storage nook, a limited air exchange with the room air.

Slots on battery box are needed for fumes venting rather than for heat exchange. You can't do much for battery cooling if it's outside, but you can (and should) use on-battery temp sensor when charging.

I think fiberglass insulation in RV walls are same 1.25" or 1.5" as styrofoam. Same R6 or R7 value. It's the missed spots (and framing if metal) that are a problem. Cold spot around my furnace was huge - all the outside furnace panel. I installed propane heater inside, removed the furnace completely, and put insulation in the wall there.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The rental house's 14 CF Samsung freon refrigerator freezer, all 14 CF plus freezer takes a greedy 157 watts to run it. At least that's what the EER sticker says. Twice as big, kept food in the 30's on a 117F day freezer managed to climb to a finger searing 2F.

There is a serious problem with energy waste with RV refrigerators. Couple that with disposal issues because of short longevity and indeed they deserve the "Brown" award "Green" is probably way off in the future.

Show me what in RV is build with energy saving in mind?
I just put insulating foam on furnace cover, where hot air from the exchanger was push against sheet metal cover exposed to the outside air.
Next project is electric element in water heater. The heater has Styrofoam insulation, but around plumbing there is a hole 3x8" with no insulation. So when you run AC, it is picking up the 130F air at WH tank. Then you need to run extra heat for water to stay hot.
Battery box on my camper is "cold" with slots venting to the outside. Yet, there is no insulation on plastic box, so another big heat exchange.
My camper is relatively well insulated with 1.25" of styrofoam, but check the R value on 3/4" of fiberglass some RV have.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
My mistake

Thought the issue was a discussion regarding Freon versus absorbsion refrigerators.

It was, and I agree about longevity. Absorption (or Adsorption) vs Absorpsion was not an issue :)

My mistake

Thought the issue was a discussion regarding Freon versus absorbsion refrigerators.