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Explorer

May 11, 2018

starting up refrig...lp or electric

Folks:

Which cools the refrigerator quicker when starting it up....lp or electric.

We always leave lp on when traveling and has worked well.

Also..our daytime temp here in southern AZ has been 102-107 for the last few weeks which doesn't help.

Thoughts?

24 Replies

Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 11, 2018
Do you have an inside fridge battery operated fan? That speeds the cooling and keeps it cooler for me.
BB_TX
Nomad
May 11, 2018
I agree that there is probably little difference. I always turn mine on the day before I plan to put food in and it has always been cold that next day.
time2roll
Nomad
May 11, 2018
Generally I believe you will experience best performance on propane.
These refrigerators were designed to run on propane and the electric heater was an add-on for convenience.
MFL
Nomad II
May 11, 2018
Most think that LP is quicker, and I agree, but I doubt you'd notice enough difference, that you'd want to use up your LP supply unnecessarily.

Jerry