Fridge woes.

[barryd]

Buy fresh from garage shops when passing, no need to carry food for a long stay of grid, unless you are a starvo.

You would go hungry or thirsty then with the sort of places we end up and Kev is the same. Our van fridge is big but its always full to bursting.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Weird, it just decided to.play flair and fired up 2 hours ago and still going.

 

[mark61]

I love shopping in little village shops, outside of emergency stuff, I rarely stock up for more than a few days, unless I know I'm gonna be in same place for a few days. If I run out, I'll just drive to shops
Only place I've never seen shops for a couple of days is going over the dunes to Ubari.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

In the Highlands you do get the odd village shops, but a lot of what they sell is quite basic, you do see Tesco etc delivery vans everywhere.

 

[trevskoda]

In the Highlands you do get the odd village shops, but a lot of what they sell is quite basic, you do see Tesco etc delivery vans everywhere.

Hijack.

 

[Stratto]

Bleeding fridge RM8360L is acting up now it's always been a cow to start, piezo igniter, but now it won't play I normally get a wuff as it ignites, but nothing now I might get the conversion kit to a battery igniter.

Anyone done that?

Have you checked the battery

 

[Stratto]

Bleeding fridge RM8360L is acting up now it's always been a cow to start, piezo igniter, but now it won't play I normally get a wuff as it ignites, but nothing now I might get the conversion kit to a battery igniter.

Anyone done that?

I replaced the burner last year works like new now

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Have you checked the battery

What battery???

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I replaced the burner last year works like new now

So it should if all else is okay.

 

[trevskoda]

What battery???

The hab battery, look at standing voltage and if a strong full charge.

 

[MERL]

The hab battery, look at standing voltage and if a strong full charge.

May as well check his hearing aid battery.... it's a piezo sparker

 

[trevskoda]

May as well check his hearing aid battery.... it's a piezo sparker

Yep brain fog here LOL, once spark has started it then just gas, thing is will it work on 12v if he is stuck.

 

[MERL]

Yep brain fog here LOL, once spark has started it then just gas, thing is will it work on 12v if he is stuck.

Only for a few hours Trev.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

When we first got a van, we tried 12v, waste of time, run on gas ever since, not perfect, but not had to do much.

 

[trevskoda]

Only for a few hours Trev.

My electric 230v through a smart inverter will easy run almost 24 hrs on a 90 amp battery when tested on the bench.
In van 2 90 amp batts and never a problem.

 

[MERL]

My electric 230v through a smart inverter will easy run almost 24 hrs on a 90 amp battery when tested on the bench.
In van 2 90 amp batts and never a problem.

But Kev has an absorbtion fridge not a mains fridge like you. You're comparing apples to oranges.

thing is will it work on 12v if he is stuck

The only time you can realistically use an absorbtion fridge on electric is whilst driving.

 

[trevskoda]

But Kev has an absorbtion fridge not a mains fridge like you. You're comparing apples to oranges.

The only time you can realistically use an absorbtion fridge on electric is whilst driving.

Those old fridges went out with the titanic.

 

[MERL]

Those old fridges went out with the titanic.

That's not what we're talking about though Trev is it? We're addressing your claim that Kev could use his fridge on leccy and he can't mate.
As always it's Horses for courses, they serve a purpose. I have one and have considered the options as much as anyone and all things considered Im not looking to change it any time soon.
For anyone off grid camping during the winter months a gas fridge is a serious contender, some would say a necessity. Titanic tech rules sometimes.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

But Kev has an absorbtion fridge not a mains fridge like you. You're comparing apples to oranges.

The only time you can realistically use an absorbtion fridge on electric is whilst driving.

Ours works fine on 230v Merlin, they all have done in the past whenever I've plugged the van in, I just can't be arsed usually, and up til this time it's been 100% on gas once lit.

 

[MERL]

Ours works fine on 230v Merlin, they all have done in the past whenever I've plugged the van in, I just can't be arsed usually, and up til this time it's been 100% on gas once lit.

And of course your typical forest dogging/camping spots you like to use dont have 230V either Kev