fridge

[tcarpenterblueyonder.co.uk]

Hi all

Can anyone advise on how to tell weather the fridge in the caravan can be run of the battery? Thanks in advance

 

[JohnM20]

No fridge can be run off a battery. They can only be powered by a running car engine (12v) via the grey cable from caravan to car and usually whilst driving along; from a 240v mains supply or gas, the latter two obviously when you are pitched. Most modern fridges will run on all three 'fuels'. This is usually indicated by a (misleading) battery symbol for the 12v, a two pin plug symbol, (again a little misleading as UK plugs are usually three pin) for 240v mains, or a flame symbol for LPG gas. These would usually be found adjacent to the control knob on the fridge. To try to run a fridge directly from a battery would flatten it in a matter of a few hours maximum so would be of no practical use.

 

[colin-yorkshire1]

Hi all

Can anyone advise on how to tell weather the fridge in the caravan can be run of the battery? Thanks in advance

sorry tc, not enough info in the question,
do you mean can the fridge be run off the caravan battery or the cars ???
do you mean while the vans in use or being towed ??
do you mean how can you tell if the fridge is working while switched onto battery??,
or do you mean can the fridge be adapted to run off the battery as some sort of perminant power source??
all of the above are different senarios and depend on the make and type of fridge and exactly what the problem is or what you are trying to achieve. it also depends on your level of understanding on how the equipment works and ability to work on it,
I aopologise for being blunt but without relevent information it like asking how long a piece of string is?

 

[tcarpenterblueyonder.co.uk]

thanks guys for your help. I did mean could the fridge run of the caravan battery while pitched, the reason i ask this as we are planning to go away where there is no electric.

thanksagain

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

You have been given the answer:

No fridge can be run off a battery. They can only be powered by a running car engine (12v) via the grey cable from caravan to car and usually whilst driving along; from a 240v mains supply or gas, the latter two obviously when you are pitched. Most modern fridges will run on all three 'fuels'. This is usually indicated by a (misleading) battery symbol for the 12v, a two pin plug symbol, (again a little misleading as UK plugs are usually three pin) for 240v mains, or a flame symbol for LPG gas. These would usually be found adjacent to the control knob on the fridge. To try to run a fridge directly from a battery would flatten it in a matter of a few hours maximum so would be of no practical use.

If you are not intending to use 230V mains electric hookup then your only other option is from LPG gas.