Typical Propane Usage of Refrigerator

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On average how much propane per hour does a refrigerator consume ? Can I switch my refrigerator between propane and electric throughout the day ?

asked by: Ejm

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It is not easy to gauge how much propane your refrigerator will consume. But if it is 12 cubic feet fridge, then it can consume approximately 1.5 pounds of propane on a daily basis. With this, the energy of about 1,400 British Thermal Units (BTU) is produced every hour.

I don't know what fridge you have and whether it's capable of being switched from propane to electric.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The correct way to fix this would be to install a battery charger like #20011 on each of your break-away systems. This is a reasonably priced option that will prevent the overcharging of your breakaway battery and will also prevent the back feeding…

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Answer 2

Yes, you can use the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger #20011 from the main trailer battery. You will not want to attach the red wire to the switch battery positive and blue to the negative. To install, what you need to do is connect the black…

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If all you want is to prevent the 12 volt power supply of your trailer battery wiring from backfeeding onto your vehicle wiring or vice versa what you need is a one-way diode like part #RM-690. This only allows current to flow in one direction so…

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You do not need to have a diode between the two 12 volt batteries on your trailer and tow vehicle but it is not a bad idea either. The Roadmaster Single Park Light Diode part #RM-690 will work perfectly for this. The factory 12 volt pin on most…

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Leaving anything hooked up for power will cause a drain on your towing vehicle battery. The 12V accessory line on your trailer connector is designed to maintain a battery on your trailer. You may want to consider installing a battery on your…

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Typically trailer connectors will not have any diodes to prevent feedback going to the tow vehicle from the trailer. Your trailer wiring will typically have a fuse or other circuitry to prevent damage to the vehicle in the event of electrical…

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Answer 7

Wiring in the parking light diode #RM-690 is easy. All you have to do is locate the wire leading to the parking light bulb. Cut the wire and insert the diode in-line with the wiring. The IN side will be the part of the wire that leads to the front…

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It doesn't sound like you are doing anything wrong from what I can tell. Based on how you are describing it with the backfeed, a diode may be the solution on that brake wire to help isolate the power. For that use the Roadmaster Single Park…

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While unlikely, it is certainly possible that the trailer battery could backfeed to your vehicle's battery when hooked up under the scenario you described. To make sure this doesn't happen all you need to do is add a single diode like…

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Answer 10

First, you can connect the 12 volt circuit directly to the trailer battery. However, the wiring in the trailer wiring package is not able to charge up the battery, it can only maintain its current charge level. To up charge the battery, you would…

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Answer 11

The amp hour life of your batteries would be the deciding factor of how long you can run your lights and electronics. Without knowing the type of battery, I can't really give any idea as to the length of time before they were depleted. For…

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Typically people will let the breakaway battery run the breakaway system and then would use the accessory battery to power the interior lights etc. This tends to work the best since your breakaway battery needs to always be charged and interior…

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Typical Propane Usage of Refrigerator

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