Refrigerator on propane or electric?
I know the comparisons of furnace versus catalytic versus electric space heaters has been asked and answered many times, but I can't find one on refrigerators. Right now, I am using about 10 kwh per ...
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Paid for electricity is best unless ambient temps rise to the point where use of LPG is mandatory. My crystal ball does not reveal how much trouble it is for you to refuel. In my scenario
I was trapped. Diesel was .15 a gallon LPG was about .30 but it was the expense of refueling that was a no win. I had to move the rig to refuel LPG while I could transport 3 55-gallon drums in the pickup. That skewed the calculation. Diesel and genset won. A gallon of diesel translated to combustion and mechanical motion then to electromagnetics for electricity which then powers a nichrome resistance unit to produce heat is a long equation. Combusting LPG to make heat is infinitely less complex. How much each kWh costs is THE deciding factor. Hypothesi is always trumped by reality. You have the answer to this at your fingertip.
I was trapped. Diesel was .15 a gallon LPG was about .30 but it was the expense of refueling that was a no win. I had to move the rig to refuel LPG while I could transport 3 55-gallon drums in the pickup. That skewed the calculation. Diesel and genset won. A gallon of diesel translated to combustion and mechanical motion then to electromagnetics for electricity which then powers a nichrome resistance unit to produce heat is a long equation. Combusting LPG to make heat is infinitely less complex. How much each kWh costs is THE deciding factor. Hypothesi is always trumped by reality. You have the answer to this at your fingertip.
