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westend
Jul 02, 2018Explorer
Gde wrote:Now, now, we're all in the USA and the great thing is that anyone can pick his own food-cooling solution.
Jeeze you propane burning fridge huggers NEED to get a life.
I agree with your assessments, compressor fridges are easier to operate at constant temps and those temps are more inline with what we want out of a cold-box. The only advantage of a typical absorption fridge is that it can be run on propane when electricity isn't available. Battery upgrades and solar charging can make that distinction moot.
FWIW, I am continuing my RV mods with the installation of a small freezer. I recently saw an owner that had modified an old, small chest freezer to operate as a freezer and partly, a fridge. The dual use was accomplished by using a barrier between lower freezer section and top-most fridge section. I'll be looking at the drawbacks of using one the same or modifying for my specific use. Ideally, I'd like an easily accessible freezer section and a separate fridge in a drawer. They do make the latter but I'm not Jeff Bezos. :B
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