Absorption fridges also don't like very high temperatures. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:31 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Fridge Burner box Lehman's probably doesn't measure fuel consumption in 100F weather. That's when it really matters. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/26/2012 02:46 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 10:30 AM 8/26/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> That refrigerator uses 900 btu/hr on maximum setting, it says. A 16.4 >> oz bottle of propane provides 10,000 btu so the unit would drain a >> bottle in 11 hours. That's not so good. > > On maximum setting it's a deep freeze. Lehman's claim .7 lb/day > typical consumption. > > Yrs, > d |
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