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What Brett Wolfe said is exactly correct. There is no "free" ride. You can run your frig from the engine alternater, thru the inverter, but given the price of fuel and the inherent inefficiencies in the whole system it has to be cheaper to run the frig from propane. Technically it is do-able, economically it is a waste of money. Don't fool yourself into thinking it doesn't affect your fuel mileage because it does. Running your windshield wipers affects your fuel mileage. Your headlights on affects your fuel mileage. There is no free lunch in the natural world.
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DarkRubiTJ
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It depends quite a bit on how your chassis charge system is set up. In our Monaco it states very plainly that the chassis electrical system isn't set up to charge the house batteries at anything more than minimal charge AFTER all chassis responsibilities are covered. We've used the inverter for running a crock pot and other small things while on the road. Our crock pot pulls 250 watts and when we plug in, the batteries start charging at bulk rate of right at 100 amps, so it pulls the batteries down a bit.
I'm a get it cold and don't open it person, it'll stay cold for the 6 to 8 hours we drive.
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riggarob
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2oldman wrote:riggarob wrote:The OP has a residential fridge, and that all he runs off from. A residential fridge? Then why are you asking about LP?
I wasn't asking about LP, I was asking about running off the 2000 watt inverter I have, and the OTHER PERSON has the residential fridge, not me. Robbie
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brobox
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I cannot run my refrigerator with the inverter because Travel Supreme did not wire the refrigerator to the inverter. Must be a reason for that. We run the refrigerator full time when traveling on LP, I just filled the LP tank for the first time in 5 years last month. I would say running the refrigerator on LP is pretty inexpensive. It's a HECK of a lot cheaper than replacing my 6V batteries from being over worked.
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Lug_Nut
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brobox wrote:I cannot run my refrigerator with the inverter because Travel Supreme did not wire the refrigerator to the inverter. Must be a reason for that. We run the refrigerator full time when traveling on LP, I just filled the LP tank for the first time in 5 years last month. I would say running the refrigerator on LP is pretty inexpensive. It's a HECK of a lot cheaper than replacing my 6V batteries from being over worked.
Actually, the attraction to residential refers has nothing to do with costs or efficiencies for that matter. It's because they are twice as deep as absorbsion types. That added up to nearly twice the storage capacity with the same unit width.
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2oldman
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riggarob wrote:2oldman wrote:riggarob wrote:The OP has a residential fridge, and that all he runs off from. A residential fridge? Then why are you asking about LP?
I wasn't asking about LP, I was asking about running off the 2000 watt inverter I have, and the OTHER PERSON has the residential fridge, not me. Robbie Boy am I confused. YOU are the OP. (original poster) oh... Other Person. Ok, never seen OP to mean other person. Got it.
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alcolby
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Robbie,
How do you figure "the inverter is free"?.
Most will agree the best way is to run off of propane, we full time and fill our LP tank about every six months, this includes stovetop cooking.
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{quote=riggarob}Propane is expensive, and the inverter would be free. But it looks like the OP hit the nail on this one. Would like to hear more comments, though. Robbie
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brobox
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Lug_Nut wrote:brobox wrote:I cannot run my refrigerator with the inverter because Travel Supreme did not wire the refrigerator to the inverter. Must be a reason for that. We run the refrigerator full time when traveling on LP, I just filled the LP tank for the first time in 5 years last month. I would say running the refrigerator on LP is pretty inexpensive. It's a HECK of a lot cheaper than replacing my 6V batteries from being over worked.
Actually, the attraction to residential refers has nothing to do with costs or efficiencies for that matter. It's because they are twice as deep as absorbsion types. That added up to nearly twice the storage capacity with the same unit width.
Lug Nut,
I couldn't agree with you more. With the problems I have had with Norcold I would go with a residential refrigerator in a minute!!!! However most all electric MH are setup much different than my unit. You probably have six 6V where I have 4. If had my choice I would go a residential refrigerator in a heart beat. The OP asked about running his absorptions refrig. on inverter, unless I read his post wrong.
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BaldEagle
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I've always ran my refer on auto when on the road. Auto mode will run on 110 if available which is always the case.
When in doubt look in the manual My manual says to run on 110 when on the road.
The only problem is that when you stop the batteries will go down fast. If I remember I switch over to propane if I know I'm stopping for more than a few minutes.
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Ray Witt
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I have run my Ref. on 2 M.H. with the inverter. My first M.H. I drove it for 8 years, my present M.H. 14 mounth. They have both worked great. I take them off of elec.as soon as I stop. Good luck to you. Ray. I full time.
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