At 12:29 PM 6/19/2013, Jeff Palmer wrote: >Dumb question time. Is the issue with venting the exhaust gas or >the heat or both? Air conditioning people figure 600 BTU/hr heat load for each resting person. On that basis I would expect the fridge to be the rough equivalent of one additional person, except for two things: people don't have high-temperature exhaust ports, and people don't potentially produce carbon monoxide. >Is it really that big a deal if all your windows are open? I can >see it would be an issue with propane heat, but isn't the exhaust >off a fridge negligible in comparison? Especially in summer with >all the windows open and top up? >Trying to recall whether or not propane fridges (full size in >cottages etc) are vented. Don't believe they are? I grew up with a Dometic household fridge in my grandfather's cottage on Lake Winnepesaukee. It was great, just sat there working. Unfortunately, 25 years after they quit making them, they recalled them all for monoxide problems. I think you could run the thing safely inside so long as you maintained the burner so it burns blue, and took care to guard against the hot exhaust if that's an issue. Yrs, d |
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