Propane Rv refrigerators How much time does it take for a Propane Gas Refrigerator to start cooling?
Will it take minutes or hours before I notice any change of tempature? (It's an old propane/electric RV fridge.)
You should notice a difference within the hour...
I don't know why they call those things refrigerators! They should be called "Cool-things-down-a-little-bitters". I've been in the propane business over 20 years now, and I've yet to see one that I would call "good". If you put already cooled products in there they will hold a cool temperature, but you certainly aren't throwing 48 warm beers in there and having frosty pints anytime soon!
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Why does an RV connected to a 110V source still require a 12V battery in order to operate the appliances?
A lightning ground strike temporarily knocked out the unit's hi/lo surge protector causing the RV to revert to its internal 12V system. As the battery power wound down, the auto switching feature on the refrigerator quit and the the AC quit. By the time 110V power was restored, the battery was drained. I had no 12V system lights, no AC, and the fridge was displaying a check system warning. I switched out deepcycle batteries and everything restored to normal. Had I left the drained battery in place, would the onboard charger have eventually brought the system back to full function?
a lot of accessories such as lights and other things do use 12V power. Your battery may be exhausted, and drained quickly because of the fridge, or other things such as LP gas detectors.
My Two Cents.
P.S - The AC will not operate on 12V, but the heater motor might.
