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Gaetan
Explorer
Sep 18, 2016

Propane refrigerator

I am looking tobuy a new propane refrigerator for a log cabin
I have looked a Dometic and unique I cannot buy an Rv refrigerator
because their are no electricity and rv ref are all electronic
My question is which iis the most reliable
I cannot get information by the sellers as their brand is always the best
And I cannot find comparisions
May be your past experience could help me
Gaetan

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  • Scottiemom's avatar
    Scottiemom
    Nomad
    Sep 18, 2016
    A friend of ours owns an island in Canada on Lake of the Woods. When his parents bought the island in 1961, they put in a Servil gas refrigerator. The parents are gone now, but my friend has their refrigerator in his cabin. He is there June - August. He said the Servil propane refrigerator has never failed, not once since 1961. He starts it up when they get there in June and it runs till he shuts it off in August. He lives totally off the grid with some solar panels to provide for their few lights and computers. But I don't think the refrigerator needs any.

    DAle
  • Old_Days's avatar
    Old_Days
    Explorer II
    Sep 18, 2016
    You could use a RV frig just hook it up to a 12 volt deep cycle battery and put 100 watts of solar or more on the roof.Then you could have 12 volt lights also.

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