Ammonia versus Compressor Fridge...
After all the talk about Danfoss compressor fridges and how much better they were than the old school Ammonia Units, I decided to 'fiddle with mine and do a long term test using a remote digital recor...
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DWeikert wrote:
Having to be level is the primary reason I didn't go with an absorption fridge. Every time I park it isn't necessarily a camp site. If I had to find a level place to park every time I wanted to stop and fish I'd get very little fishing in. At least now I can come back to my camper, parked on a hill, and not worry if the fridge is still working.
I must admit absorption fridges still have a lot going for them if camping in such a way that you cannot easily supply all the electricity required for a compressor fridge. Modifications like this to enhance their cooling are a great idea - you can apply similar modifications to a compressor fridge too - we ducted the air flow to the heat exchanger on ours so it gets a good supply of cool air, rather than potentially circulating air around the back of the fridge.
I was shocked by how level an RV had to be for an absorption fridge to work. I'm used to throwing my camper in anywhere level enough that glasses of beer don't slide off the table and I don't fall out of bed, so renting an RV with an absorption fridge and trying to use it in a campsite that seemed flat to my senses proved interesting. But then the shower backed up too, so I guess my tolerance to slopes is way beyond the RV manufacturer's.
The other consideration about 'flat' is where I park during the day - if I leave the camper in a car park on a hill for the day to go for a hike, it might be on quite an extreme angle, and I want my fridge to keep working for the 6-8 hours I am gone.
Steve.
