Gas,hookup and 12v fridge ??? what is this strange magic.

If you do find the need to remove your fridge, to cast an eye over it, re the non working gas issue, feel free to ask any questions; it does seem, at first thought, a bit bizzare, that gas may power a fridge, but it does, and it does it well. I work with such things, so, may be able to offer some advice.
Cheers,
CVM
 
Steveyates02 said:
We can have our opinions on this but I feel safe with mine next you will all be telling me you have the wife cooking on gas as you test your skills driving through the Alps at break neck speeds ;)
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If I ever get my van to do break neck speed up an Alp, I'll let you know. :)

My van stays on gas as it works better like that. Never had a problem. I am sure we would have heard if it was a regular problem. You can't beat a good gassing thread can you. :)

Richard
 
Tbear said:
If I ever get my van to do break neck speed up an Alp, I'll let you know. :)

My van stays on gas as it works better like that. Never had a problem. I am sure we would have heard if it was a regular problem. You can't beat a good gassing thread can you. :)

Richard
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Funny but safety first would you look right or left when u cross the road ok depends where you are in the world
 
Steveyates02 said:
We can have our opinions on this but I feel safe with mine next you will all be telling me you have the wife cooking on gas as you test your skills driving through the Alps at break neck speeds ;)
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Takes Fastfood to a different level LOL
 
Jess all the chap ask was how the fridge worked ,bet he did not expect ww3,as for the gas bit it heats a bulb of gas in a closed loop as the gas rises it cools below freezing point taking any heat away from inside the fridge simple,in olden days they used parafin fridges where there was no mains lecy.
 
thanks i will look on the sites, forums i find are usually the best way for real world opinions which i value over manuals any day of the week. especially when dealing with my 91 swift.
 
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Tosser, you will be crying in your unspoiled food when your van takes fire and the insurance company refuse to pay up because your gas was turned on all the time. Guide lines and rules are devised to protect you and your van and others, pity you can't legislate against idiots.
 
Yeah, got an A in my O level physics and a B in it at A level was considering it for university but took an apprenticeship in engineering instead and never to this day do i regret that decision. so i know the principles of refrigeration, ok my knowledge is probably now 25+ years out of date hence me asking how gas is being used to power a fridge.

as for opinions i'm after things like 'should i travel with gas on etc' which actually seems to have stirred up quit the debate...

I will indeed be checking out the manuals when i find out who the manufacturer is, as the camper came with hardly any manuals and i'm still working my way round collecting them all.

Thanks to everyone who posted though its helped me expand my knowledge quite a bit :)
 
wuffy said:
Tosser, you will be crying in your unspoiled food when your van takes fire and the insurance company refuse to pay up because your gas was turned on all the time. Guide lines and rules are devised to protect you and your van and others, pity you can't legislate against idiots.
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Would it be a good time to talk about the virtues of a pint of Spitfire?
 

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Steveyates02 said:
We can have our opinions on this but I feel safe with mine next you will all be telling me you have the wife cooking on gas as you test your skills driving through the Alps at break neck speeds ;)
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But if there is no time to stop and your hungry then cooking on the move it will be, this is where cruise control comes in handy for the single traveller :)
 
I am sure there are many different makes of 3 way fridge, ours has an auto function, so that we may select auto and the fridge will decide what fuel source to use i.e.:
Connect to EHU (electric hook up) 240v and the fridge will use mains electric (LED lights indicate the sources used), start the engine and 12v is automatically selected, even if vehicle is on EHU.
Park up for a while and the fridge looks for gas and ignites. It takes longer to connect to gas because there is an assumption that you may have stopped for fuel, in which case, perhaps, igniting gas in a petrol station, may be a hazard.
We also have the option of manually selecting either 3 supplies.
We have found 240v to be the better source for the fridge.

As for gas on the go, the blurb in our Eura Mobil manual states that we can use the gas fridge and heating (front and habitation gas heating) whilst driving.
We have never had issues with the fridge not working on uneven ground when on either supply.
 
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helen262 said:
Nice to know that it isn't only me that leaves the fridge running on gas when on the move
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I confess I started leaving mine on because I kept forgetting to turn it off. Then one day I drove across a particularly bumpy field which must have sloshed the fairly full gas tank around a fair bit. Did not seem to course an issue so the only time I turn it off now is to fill up with fuel or when the van is not in use.

Richard
 
bigfinger said:
<snip> so i know the principles of refrigeration, ok my knowledge is probably now 25+ years out of date hence me asking how gas is being used to power a fridge.<snip>)
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Gas was being used to power domestic fridges back in the 1960s (and possibly before).
 
Steveyates02 said:
We can have our opinions on this but I feel safe with mine next you will all be telling me you have the wife cooking on gas as you test your skills driving through the Alps at break neck speeds ;)
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Haven't tried that yet. She did so regularly as we bounced up and down crossing the Channel; slowly getting my head round the fact that she isn't allowed to serve up hot drinks when I'm at the helm of the motorhome. :boat:

Tom
 
Tbear said:
I confess I started leaving mine on because I kept forgetting to turn it off. Then one day I drove across a particularly bumpy field which must have sloshed the fairly full gas tank around a fair bit. Did not seem to course an issue so the only time I turn it off now is to fill up with fuel or when the van is not in use.

Richard
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"Fridge to 12v" is one of the many items on our pre-flight checklist. The problem arises at the other end; we have yet to produce a checklist of things to do when parked up! It's surprising how long the fridge will stay cool if there are a few small bottles of frozen water in the icebox.

Tom
 
12V is all that is necessary for maintaining the temperature when on the move and is 'free'. It also doesn't leave a naked flame that is, un-arguably, more dangerous than no naked flame.

It's also what the manufacturers, insurers and any ferry company have in their rules, why would you not abide? Ludicrous.

The gas crash shut off thing makes this better, but still, why would you want to?

I don't think 12V cools a warm fridge very well, although some say it does - I suspect it depends on time travelling/amount of already cold stuff in the fridge, but I find a few hours on EHU before we go is best. It usually cools things enough that I don't even turn on the gas for the first 24 hours. Even more so if I throw an ice pack in. Then, when on gas ice pack goes in the freezer compartment to repeat the cycle.

To the OP - as others have said, let us know what your fridge is/pictures and we'll tell you how the manufacturer recommend it's used ;)
 
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