StirCrazy wrote:
3 tons wrote:
I have a similar set-up (at 400a/h LFP and 660w) and get the temptation but in the vagaries of the real world harvest, not too sure it’ll always pencil out -
In theory something like this: a gallon of propane has about 91,400 BTU’s, while 325w (ac power) at say a more conservative 75% duty cycle (considering local and inverter losses…) would equal 5850w over 24hrs equals 15.6 hrs refer operation per gallon of propane or 78 hrs per 5 gal tank…Just saying…
3 tons
Im not sure what your trying to say, but my fridge in my camper is a old one where the burner stays on all the time and I can easily let it go 3 months running 24/7 on a single 5 gal tank. once I start it up in the spring it stays going all summer until I winterize it in the fall, so three years now it has done this. I do this with my 5th wheel also and same thing, I fill my bottles in the spring and they don't get filled untill winter when I am doing inclimate camping. the 5th wheel does have a DSI large fridge, but it has 7lb bottles.
I would dearly love to know what brand of propane you use because I do go through the stuff when on the road. Water heater, cooktop and oven, furnace in the winter. My fridge is 8 CU FT so I may use more just for that if you have a smaller fridge. I do plan to change my regulator and hoses soon as I suspect a small leak though I don't smell anything.
