Will Solar save my frig temp?
Class B Pleasure Way. In hot weather, on propane or battery power, the frig won't keep up. It does fine plugged in at a campground but I'm usually in a parking lot during the day. I've been leaving it...
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The OP's fridge is a three way fridge.
Gas and 120V should have similar performance. 12V is usually less cooling capability. I would suggest ignoring the 12V setting and forcing it to use gas when underway, particularly on hot days.
If performance on gas is not basically the same as on 120V power, then there's something wrong with the burner assembly or its adjustment or cleaning. If it cools well on 120V power then the basic cooling unit is obviously okay and replacing the whole fridge to get the gas burner working properly is an expensive and wasteful proposition.
It takes a fair bit of solar power to keep up with an absorption fridge running on electric power, possibly more than you could reasonably fit on the roof of a class B.
Gas and 120V should have similar performance. 12V is usually less cooling capability. I would suggest ignoring the 12V setting and forcing it to use gas when underway, particularly on hot days.
If performance on gas is not basically the same as on 120V power, then there's something wrong with the burner assembly or its adjustment or cleaning. If it cools well on 120V power then the basic cooling unit is obviously okay and replacing the whole fridge to get the gas burner working properly is an expensive and wasteful proposition.
It takes a fair bit of solar power to keep up with an absorption fridge running on electric power, possibly more than you could reasonably fit on the roof of a class B.
