1kennyOG
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Our last trip we had issues with the fridge so today I went and turned on the propane and the fridge on lowest setting. Fridge is empty.
I noticed the battery level reads 1/3.
(1) Will it last till Friday noon?
(2) Will it use up much LPG cooling that empty fridge?
thanks for any help to my dumb questions 
the TT and its battery are 1 year old.
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D & M
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Charge the battery. Fully discharging it will leadit to premature failure.
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Kajtek1
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Those units take very little propane. When I was camping with trailer averaging 40 days a season, the 5 gallons propane tank could last us 2 seasons for fridge, water heating and cooking.
Battery is another thing. Once they are weak, they can go out without much warning.
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wayne_tw
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If you have a Dometic, turn off the heater that keeps condensation from forming on the door seals. That eats up lots of juice.
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1kennyOG
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5 gallons of propane lasts us 3 long weekends but we're in a cold climate.
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1kennyOG
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wayne_tw wrote:If you have a Dometic, turn off the heater that keeps condensation from forming on the door seals. That eats up lots of juice.
how is this done?
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bldrbuck
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No your battery will not last until Friday unless you charge it. 33% is considered dead.
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sclark
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I would charge the battery. Much more likely to run out of electricity before you run out of propane. Good luck.
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smkettner
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Take the fuse out of the propane detector and radio circuit. (along with turning off any condensation control as said above)
The battery is real low but will probably be enough to keep the fridge on. The battery will desperately need to be plugged in to recharge for 24 to 48 hours once utility power is available. Propane use is minimal.
If you are going to be dry camping you better figure out a way to charge the battery. The drive out there will not charge the battery significantly.
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1kennyOG
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no I'm not going to dry camp.
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