โMay-11-2018 11:18 AM
โMay-14-2018 11:19 AM
dougrainer wrote:MitchF150 wrote:
I always just run my fridge on gas, even when plugged in.. Just cools better overall for me and I'd rather have the flame instead of a glow plug doing the work..
Just what I do and it works for me.. Don't care what other's do, nor what they think I should do.. ๐
Good luck!
Mitch
People can do what they want as you stated. Just because they can does not make them an expert at how they do things. Your idea is wrong. It is NOT just a "Glow Plug". But, you do what you want and waste money on LP when in most cases your Electricity is part of your CG fee, so on 120 your refer runs for "free". There is NO way for anybody to actually determine that LP works better than 120 and vice versa. Doug
โMay-12-2018 06:15 PM
TomG2 wrote:
One will discover that it is pretty costly to run a RV refrigerator on electric at $0.165/kwh that I pay. I pay $12.00 for a twenty pound cylinder of propane. Propane is cheaper.
Having said all that, I am not going wrestle around propane tanks in the middle of summer to save a few dollars.
โMay-12-2018 01:44 PM
TomG2 wrote:dougrainer wrote:
....snip....... There is NO way for anybody to actually determine that LP works better than 120 and vice versa. Doug
I can come pretty close, as I run my refrigerator on gas for ten days, switch to electric for ten days, back to gas for ten days, and ten days on electric, and so forth, for the season. Interesting results and it ALWAYS saves electricity on gas. How much? Your results will vary, so mine only applies to me. I pay for both propane and electricity, so I wanted to know. (I enjoy quantifying things rather than giving opinions without facts)
โMay-12-2018 08:27 AM
โMay-12-2018 08:13 AM
TomG2 wrote:Trouble is the systems are mixed. Would be interesting to see how long the fridge would operate on 30 pounds of propane and the run for the same time on electric using a dedicated meter to show total kWh.dougrainer wrote:
....snip....... There is NO way for anybody to actually determine that LP works better than 120 and vice versa. Doug
I can come pretty close, as I run my refrigerator on gas for ten days, switch to electric for ten days, back to gas for ten days, and ten days on electric, and so forth, for the season. Interesting results and it ALWAYS saves electricity on gas. How much? Your results will vary, so mine only applies to me. I pay for both propane and electricity, so I wanted to know. (I enjoy quantifying things rather than giving opinions without facts)
โMay-12-2018 06:52 AM
dougrainer wrote:
....snip....... There is NO way for anybody to actually determine that LP works better than 120 and vice versa. Doug
โMay-12-2018 06:39 AM
MitchF150 wrote:
I always just run my fridge on gas, even when plugged in.. Just cools better overall for me and I'd rather have the flame instead of a glow plug doing the work..
Just what I do and it works for me.. Don't care what other's do, nor what they think I should do.. ๐
Good luck!
Mitch
โMay-12-2018 06:28 AM
MitchF150 wrote:
I always just run my fridge on gas, even when plugged in.. Just cools better overall for me and I'd rather have the flame instead of a glow plug doing the work..
Just what I do and it works for me.. Don't care what other's do, nor what they think I should do.. ๐
Good luck!
Mitch
โMay-11-2018 09:26 PM
โMay-11-2018 06:53 PM
pianotuna wrote:In your example, you'd be down to 84% of the rated output of the element in the fridge at 110 volts so if you have a 300 watt element, you've lost 48 watts and at 100 volts, 93 watts. Not sure about Dometic but Norcold specifies a min. of 108 volts.
Since the power factor on AC voltage is 1 for resistance heating devices, going from 120 volts to 110 volts represents a power loss of only 27 watts. My own fridge works well down to 100 volts (a loss of 54 watts, or about 1/2 the heat of a candle).
โMay-11-2018 06:24 PM
dougrainer wrote:myredracer wrote:
If you have low voltage where you are (like below 110), I'd use propane because the output of the electric element can drop significantly. CGs are mostly where you can find low voltage and if at home, your voltage should be close to or at 120 and electric should be fine and won't notice a difference. Saving propane is never a bad idea!
I should have mentioned this. ALWAYS monitor your 120 line voltage with a Multimeter. ANY 120 voltage below 110 will yield inadequate cooling on 120. So, switch to LP when line voltages are too low due to demand in the CG. Doug
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