Running fridge on propane

[fredbaro]

Usually had RV home and plugged in but now in storage.Can i run fridge on propane for a day before leaving on trip have no access to electric while in storage,Thanks for the help.

[chuckster57]

Depends on how much charge your battery has. LP is for the flame (heat source) for the cooling unit. You still need minimum voltage to operate the control board.

Depends on brand/model for minimum voltage requirements.

[JRTJH]

If you have adequate battery power, yes you can run the refrigerator on propane to "prechill" it. Keep in mind that you do need 12 VDC (fully or at least well charged) battery power to operate the refrigerator electronics. We regularly operate our refrigerator on propane (dry camping) for several days to a week with no problems and no issues. Typically you can get 30+ days of refrigerator operation from a tank of propane (they are extremely efficient) as long as you have 12 VDC to power the refrigerator control board.

I don't see any reason why you'd have any problems with your plan, as long as you have a well charged/fully charged battery.

You do need to have the trailer "fairly level" (as long as it's comfortable to sit/sleep in, it's usually "level enough" for the refrigerator.

[MarkEHansen]

As others have said, if you have enough battery power. You will also need to level the trailer.

Keep in mind that if you use up most of the battery running the fridge overnight, you may not have much capacity left to provide emergency breaking in the event your trailer separates from the tow vehicle and the emergency brake switch is activated.

As soon as you plug in the trailer to your tow vehicle, the battery will begin charging (somewhat - I'm not sure how much you will get while the tow vehicle is idling) and how long it will take to get a charge adequate for the emergency case I also don't know.