Gas usage. Blimey!!

[merl]

and you stink and obviously never shower.

Ohh, that's not fair Barry, he showers twice a year but yeh...he does stink.

 

[barryd]

Nope it only ever on gas.

Why? I was only partly joking. You do a lot of driving as I know you enjoy the driving so why do you not run it on 12v when on the move? Ours does this automatically. To be fair the old van was crap on 12v on the move but this one is excellent. The only thing you have to watch out for is making sure you turn it off automatic and actually off when filling with LPG as if you mess about there is a good chance it will spark up onto Gas while your filling the LPG right next to the fridge.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Ohh, that's not fair Barry, he showers twice a year but yeh...he does stink.

You need to put a barricade around your bleedin hooter mate, I do know where you live tha knows.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Why? I was only partly joking. You do a lot of driving as I know you enjoy the driving so why do you not run it on 12v when on the move? Ours does this automatically. To be fair the old van was crap on 12v on the move but this one is excellent. The only thing you have to watch out for is making sure you turn it off automatic and actually off when filling with LPG as if you mess about there is a good chance it will spark up onto Gas while your filling the LPG right next to the fridge.

Because we stop a lot and the door gets opened, and left open way too long, so the temp rises, 12v is only a maintainer at best, not sure how well it'll work on a 17 year old fridge anyway.

 

[barryd]

Because we stop a lot and the door gets opened, and left open way too long, so the temp rises, 12v is only a maintainer at best, not sure how well it'll work on a 17 year old fridge anyway.

Have you even tried it? I Don't know how you are using so little gas if its on 24/7. As said though our old one was crap as well on 12v

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Have you even tried it? I Don't know how you are using so little gas if its on 24/7. As said though our old one was crap as well on 12v

Well for a start the heatin is never on for more than an hour even in winter coz we amn't bleedin snowflakes like wot you two am, maybe turn it down to one if it's snowing, but we have these things called clothes and we put them on if we're cold.

Don't know they're born some folk.

 

[Fisherman]

Well for a start the heatin is never on for more than an hour even in winter coz we amn't bleedin snowflakes like wot you two am, maybe turn it down to one if it's snowing, but we have these things called clothes and we put them on if we're cold.

Don't know they're born some folk.

Kev I have just thought of something, dangerous I know.

From what you have posted the warmest part of your van is your fridge.

 

[Geek]

Not suitable for inside installation IMHO

Far better off with a proper install

I agree. Those all-in-one units are really dangerous fitted inside a vehicle. And many of them are really dangerous wherever they are.

The cheaper and better ones without an external shell, not using that greenish plastic fuel line (which will split and end very badly), where the exhaust manifold sits flush to the floor, are a far better bet.

 

[barryd]

Well for a start the heatin is never on for more than an hour even in winter coz we amn't bleedin snowflakes like wot you two am, maybe turn it down to one if it's snowing, but we have these things called clothes and we put them on if we're cold.

Don't know they're born some folk.

Yeah bollox to that! I ain't being cold and certainly not having a cold shower in the presidential bathroom suite! That was the big mistake buying a van with a presidential bathroom suite. The old one was crap in comparison so you were in and out of it as quickly as possible. Not anymore

I dread to think how much gas we would use off grid in this thing in the depths of winter. Last Christmas it was really cold but we were on hookup. I bet I could do a full gas bottle in two days.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Kev I have just thought of something, dangerous I know.

From what you have posted the warmest part of your van is your fridge.

The burner certainly is Bill. I do wish they would make the control knob fade from blue to red, and not make it like a volume knob, then I would have to tell someone which way to turn it.

 

[alcam]

Have you even tried it? I Don't know how you are using so little gas if its on 24/7. As said though our old one was crap as well on 12v

When I had a 3 way fridge it was on gas virtually all the time . Reason being it hardly used any gas .

 

[Pudsey Bear]

A 3-way fridge typically uses between 180 to 400 grams of gas per 24 hours, but the exact amount varies significantly by model, size, and ambient temperature. Factors like a larger fridge, higher settings, or warmer external temperatures will increase gas consumption, while a smaller fridge or lower ambient temperatures will reduce it. For example, a 6kg propane bottle might last 15-30 days when only powering the fridge.

 

[barryd]

Yep. Its about as big a fridge as you will get in a motorhome, away over summer in hot climates. Kev's figures are probably about right with ours at the higher end if not a bit more. Then add in hot water, cooking etc its generally between 0.70 - 0.9 litres a day. Thats a full Gaslow bottle in two weeks without even thinking about putting the heating on. So normal really.

 

[marchie]

Yep. Its about as big a fridge as you will get in a motorhome, away over summer in hot climates. Kev's figures are probably about right with ours at the higher end if not a bit more. Then add in hot water, cooking etc its generally between 0.70 - 0.9 litres a day. Thats a full Gaslow bottle in two weeks without even thinking about putting the heating on. So normal really.

We've bought 432 litres of gas in 4.5 years, and have just used a wee bit from the last refill when using the Van as a refuge from the house renovations, so about 440 litres in all. That's about 224kg of gas, and 10.69 x 11kg refills. But I am Titus A. Duxass when it comes to gas usage ...

Steve

 

[GeoffL]

Will fill up tomorrow at Marquis motorhomes near Exeter

If you're still in the area and looking for a good pub stop, I can recommend The Swan's Nest in Exminster. GPS is (50.675, -3.484). They're one of the few pubs that sell Palmer's -- I go for Palmer's 200 every time I'm there -- and we've had several excellent carveries.

 

[YeoBlade]

If you're still in the area and looking for a good pub stop, I can recommend The Swan's Nest in Exminster. GPS is (50.675, -3.484). They're one of the few pubs that sell Palmer's -- I go for Palmer's 200 every time I'm there -- and we've had several excellent carveries.

I can recommend the pub and meals too,have stayed there quite a few times. But not Palmer's . Great walks along the ship canal (canoeing permitted) couple of wilding spots nearby but probably not for a 9metre van

 

[GeoffL]

I can recommend the pub and meals too,have stayed there quite a few times. But not Palmer's . Great walks along the ship canal (canoeing permitted) couple of wilding spots nearby but probably not for a 9metre van

TBH, I don't think a 9m van would have much trouble at the pub as a couple of times we've stopped there we've been across the way from huge US C-class RV! I agree, not so at the nearby 'wilding' spots. I suppose the beer is a matter of taste: I love Palmer's 200 but the Swan's Nest is one of only two pubs I've been to that serve it. We use the Swan's Nest a lot as it makes a good stopover on the way to and from many of the festivals and picking weekends we go to.
Re: canoeing -- I didn't know it before your post, but the Exeter Ship canal is one of the few inland, non-tidal waterways where a permit isn't needed. On the subject of that canal: the towpath provides easy access to Exeter city centre by bicycle. However, if a bike isn't for you, there are buses that stop at the Dawlish side of the roundabout...

 

[barryd]

Thanks guys. We wont be going back towards Exminster I don't think. We will be around Salcombe for a week at least, then pop into Cornwall for a few days near Looe and Polpero and then up to Woolacombe for about three weeks or so.

 

[Geek]

A 3-way fridge typically uses between 180 to 400 grams of gas per 24 hours, but the exact amount varies significantly by model, size, and ambient temperature.

My fridge freezer is pretty huge and claims to use 300g per day, though with internal and vent fans it seems more efficient than that and I think it uses rather less gas.

At 300g/day it would empty my gas tank in about three or four months, running 24/7, which is about how long the tank does last on summer trips.

But of course that tank also supplies hot water and cooking.

 

[barryd]

I wonder if it makes a difference how much stuff is in your fridge. Michelle always has ours full to bursting.