gas fridge

gerard gue · Senior Member

gas fridge

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I get 6 days running day and night.

Sharke · Senior Member

i get 9 days up north . i have fan pushing air in on bottom vent & 1 extracting air out on top vent.
Cheers
Jeff

Roving-Dutchy · Guru

It very much depends on the ambient temperature as in hot weather the fridge has to run for much longer periods to keep cool

allinone · Senior Member

Depends on the size of the fridge, my 105 litre fridge freezer runs 3-4 weeks on a 9kg bottle.

hanoman · Member

My rule of thumb is 1 lb of gas per day, ie 4.5 kg equals 9 days.

milo · Guru

do gas bottles run when your driving?
or does fridge go on 12 v for that ?

ozjohn · Guru

It shouldn't make any difference what size the fridge is, what the ambient temperature is, or if fans are fitted to the rear of the fridge.
The burner flame remains at a constant height (& Heat).
The fridge temperature is controlled by altering the flow rate of the gas, not by altering the height or temperature of the flame.
Cheers, Ozjohn.

-- Edited by ozjohn on Wednesday 28th of August 2013 04:31:19 PM

gerard gue · Senior Member

we do not run on gas when driving

fridge go on 12 v

cheers

GG

marto1944 · Senior Member

its not recommended to run on gas when driving

peter m

Roving-Dutchy · Guru

Hi John
To the best of my knowledge in the fridge I have, the temperature of the fridge is controlled by the one thermostat for both gas and 240v I don't know of any valve in the refrigeration system that controls the flow of the refrigerant in an absorption fridge.
Cheers
David

Sharke · Senior Member

ozjohn wrote:
It shouldn't make any difference what size the fridge is, what the ambient temperature is, or if fans are fitted to the rear of the fridge.
The burner flame remains at a constant height (& Heat).
The fridge temperature is controlled by altering the flow rate of the gas, not by altering the height or temperature of the flame.
Cheers, Ozjohn.

-- Edited by ozjohn on Wednesday 28th of August 2013 04:31:19 PM

the ambient temperature definatly affects the eficcency of the asorption fridges. The use of fans is to extract the exhausted heat away from the enclosed cabinet area which improves the the cooling of the external surfaces of the the enclosed installation. I also try to park with the fridge side of motorhome out of direct sun.

cheers Jeff