Turn off propane at gas stations - DO YOU?
Hi. I have read that you should close the propane tank when entering the gas station but some people have said they do not. We will have ours on for the fridge. We are driving our first long trip (7...
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Hi,
Duty cycle, when the fridge is cooled off, is 2:3. i.e. 40 minutes on per hour. But (and it is a big but) when it is not cooled, duty cycle becomes 1:1. If the fridge warms significantly, it may take more propane to cool it off than is saved by turning it off.
I "cheat" and use my inverter to power the fridge while trundling down the road.
Duty cycle, when the fridge is cooled off, is 2:3. i.e. 40 minutes on per hour. But (and it is a big but) when it is not cooled, duty cycle becomes 1:1. If the fridge warms significantly, it may take more propane to cool it off than is saved by turning it off.
I "cheat" and use my inverter to power the fridge while trundling down the road.
Nvr2loud wrote:
You must have a great fridge, an hour or so without my fridge running and it's starting to warm up. The inside of the trailer is so hut in the sun that the fridge warms quickly. If I'm only traveling for an hour or two I will use frozen water bottles inside the fridge to keep it cool, but I will run propane if longer then 2 hours. I'm not afraid of the safety of running propane, I just don't like to waste it since it costs so much money.
