Refrigerators anyone using solely electric, or what doeseveryone suggest

[tom warner]

Thanks emory what model did you get and where did you purchase it?

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>www.rvmobile.com/refers/461r.htm)
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>2. Or a 110V/12V/LP like a Norcold Rm 3663, RM
>3863.(www.rvmobile.com/refers/3662R.htm)
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>What is the consensus of using any of them. Has anyone installed one of the
>Nova Kool refrigerators? >>
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>Tom - I put in a Norcold 3 way about 6 years ago and find that I have never
>used the 12 v. It doesn't use much propane and I just set it on automatic.
>When plugged into 120 v. it switches over automatically and when I unplug it
>the gas lights.
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>The 12 v. heating elements are less wattage than the 120 v. ones so the 12
>volt will not cool it down. It is meant to try to hold the temperature but
>the little bit I tried to use it, especially in hot weather, proved to me
>that it wasn't usable. I am aware that you could purchase a higher wattage
>element (equal to the 120 v. one) but then you'd have to install heavier 12
>v. wiring. The only reason that I could see to even considering this would
>be in the case of paranoia about having the propane tank open when going down
>the road.
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>I would go with the two way refrig. 120 v. and Propane.
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>Emery Stora
>77 Kingsley
>Santa Fe, NM
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Tom & Marg Warner
1976 GMC Palmbeach TZE 166V100496
1987 Corvette hardtop
1984 Mercedes 300D Sedan
1988 Mercedes 300TE Station Wagon
1997 125 # Rottweiler, Boomer

 

[john wright]

I agree with Emery, I have a Dometic Americana Series that is AC and
propane. During the season I leave it on auto and it switch back and
forth as needed. I do shut it off when fueling.

J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLaker
77 Eleganza II
Michigan

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>
> www.rvmobile.com/refers/461r.htm)
>
> 2. Or a 110V/12V/LP like a Norcold Rm 3663, RM
> 3863.(www.rvmobile.com/refers/3662R.htm)
>
> What is the consensus of using any of them. Has anyone installed one of the
> Nova Kool refrigerators? >>
>
> Tom - I put in a Norcold 3 way about 6 years ago and find that I have never
> used the 12 v. It doesn't use much propane and I just set it on automatic.
> When plugged into 120 v. it switches over automatically and when I unplug it
> the gas lights.
>
> The 12 v. heating elements are less wattage than the 120 v. ones so the 12
> volt will not cool it down. It is meant to try to hold the temperature but
> the little bit I tried to use it, especially in hot weather, proved to me
> that it wasn't usable. I am aware that you could purchase a higher wattage
> element (equal to the 120 v. one) but then you'd have to install heavier 12
> v. wiring. The only reason that I could see to even considering this would
> be in the case of paranoia about having the propane tank open when going down
> the road.
>
> I would go with the two way refrig. 120 v. and Propane.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM