Anyone have a link to the Vitri? Would like to read bout it. Thanks. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 4/19/2010 10:00 PM, Richard A Jones wrote: > David: > >> Richard Jones and others have >> installed them and can tell you what their average consumption is. >> > [Oh, this is just TOO good to pass....] > > Richard: Err, about a six pack a day! > > The Vitri is rated about 3 amps per hour when running. Some of > us, including Karl, the *discoverer* of the Vitri, observe about > 1/3 running time when hottest, so conclude 24 amp-hrs per day, > worst case. More likely ~18 amp-hrs. "Worst case" is Moab when > it is high 80s and so 110+ is the van. The Dometic would be > up to 50+ degrees in that case. The Vitri still has the steaks > or the ice cream sandwiches frozen and the beer cold. > > Don't forget: the Vitri is TWICE the size of the Dometic inside. > > This is all preliminary data, of course. I'm heading to Moab > in a couple of weeks for more testing. Will report. ;-) > > Richard > > PS: on another thread, with the Vitri, a Westy propane tank will > drive the cooking AND a Propex for a long time. The "two week > rule" is really a *Dometic rule.* Cooking and some nightime heat > don't use that much. I have two propane tanks, but wouldn't > do that now with the Vitri. > > > |
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