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09-12-2004, 01:04 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wesley Hills
Posts: 69
M.O.C. #871
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Refrigerator: electricity or propane
We will be dry camping for several days for the first time. We have a new Honda 2000 generator. My question: do I put the refrig on propane while we are camping, or do I leave the generator on all the time for the refrig?
I'm pretty sure I put it on propane. If I do, do I just push the "gas" button on the top of the refrig, and take it off the "auto" button? Am I correct in assuming that the "auto" button first looks for electricity, and then for propane?
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09-12-2004, 02:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Napanee
Posts: 3,440
M.O.C. #1493
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You are right. Auto is electric first and propane if no power hookup. We always run our frig on propane even when hooked up. Power fluctuations can do more damage to the refrig than anything else.
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09-12-2004, 05:15 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: none
Posts: 1,566
M.O.C. #1043
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I agree with the auto, Except I run my refrig. on electric all the time expect when moving from one spot to another. Haven't had any problem as of yet. I would leave my refrig on auto. when the gen. is off the refrig. will supplyied by your propane tanks.
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09-13-2004, 02:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Malta
Posts: 3,075
M.O.C. #607
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dry camping I always use lp
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09-13-2004, 03:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: St. Paul
Posts: 812
M.O.C. #621
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If we were dry camping I would be using the propane, when we are parked, it's always on electric. I'd rather have the CG pay for the electric than me pay for the gas.  That's why we park in them right? 
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quote:Originally posted by alanzuck
We will be dry camping for several days for the first time. We have a new Honda 2000 generator. My question: do I put the refrig on propane while we are camping, or do I leave the generator on all the time for the refrig?
I'm pretty sure I put it on propane. If I do, do I just push the "gas" button on the top of the refrig, and take it off the "auto" button? Am I correct in assuming that the "auto" button first looks for electricity, and then for propane?
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09-13-2004, 10:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Napanee
Posts: 3,440
M.O.C. #1493
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The reason we use the propane for the refrig. and water heater when we are in Tx. is the propane is cheaper than the power. The water also heats faster on propane and we can have back to back showers. (not at the same time)
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09-14-2004, 03:16 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 163
M.O.C. #655
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by alanzuck
We will be dry camping for several days for the first time. We have a new Honda 2000 generator. My question: do I put the refrig on propane while we are camping, or do I leave the generator on all the time for the refrig?
I'm pretty sure I put it on propane. If I do, do I just push the "gas" button on the top of the refrig, and take it off the "auto" button? Am I correct in assuming that the "auto" button first looks for electricity, and then for propane?
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We boondock 95% of the time and just leave the fridge on Auto. When the generator is on it runs off electricity when off off LP.
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