Propane consumption question
I have a Coleman 18HTT with a fairly decent sized refrig/freezer, I'm too lazy to go check the model at 11pm, but hopefully my picture will attach. I am going to be dry camping for a week and ...
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LP consumption is easy to approximate.
1. A pound of LP gas has approximately 22,000 BTU.
2. The refrigerator in my camper -- looks like yours -- burns 1500 BTU/hour at maximum cold (highest heat). Note the data plate inside:
3. 22,000 BTU/pound x 20 pounds/cylinder = 440,000 BTU/cylinder.
4, 440,000 BTU/cylinder / 1500 BTU/hour = 293 hours/cylinder or about 12-1/2 days per cylinder at max cold -- per cylinder. Two of 'em will probably run a month.
As noted above the refrigerator needs 12v DC to power the electronics.
-- Chuck
1. A pound of LP gas has approximately 22,000 BTU.
2. The refrigerator in my camper -- looks like yours -- burns 1500 BTU/hour at maximum cold (highest heat). Note the data plate inside:
3. 22,000 BTU/pound x 20 pounds/cylinder = 440,000 BTU/cylinder.
4, 440,000 BTU/cylinder / 1500 BTU/hour = 293 hours/cylinder or about 12-1/2 days per cylinder at max cold -- per cylinder. Two of 'em will probably run a month.
As noted above the refrigerator needs 12v DC to power the electronics.
-- Chuck
