Fridge on gas or electric
Well I replaced my cooling unit on fridge and went to check a week later and had run out of propane. It was set to electric, is it supposed to use gas also?
Forum Discussion
jterr wrote:
it has been plugged into power the whole time. do the batteries have anything to do with fridge as they had to be charged up with a manual charger
every RV fridge ive ever had the misfortune to work on had to see good 12volt power source before it would operate on 120v shore power...
some of the older 2 way units were 12v/propane, then came the 3way units 12v/propane/120v....
most modern units are a 2-way fridge that is only equipped with propane and a 120v element and NOT a 12v element, this is to reduce the load on the battery, but the circuitry to the temp control boards and interior lighting still operates by 12volt battery power....
there may be some that have a parallel 120v control circuit alongside the 12v control circuit, but they would be on the very high end of the price range for rv units
but could it be possible that the propane tank was on its last few ounces when it was connected?....
a tank of propane will last a long time running just a fridge, but also needs 12v power to operate the circuitry and keep the gas valve on..
