curlygriff Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Would any one know which takes the longest time to bring temperature of fridge freezer to the required level before starting a journey after laying idle for a few days, gas or electric or is there very little difference, just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 curlygriff - 2019-12-03 3:27 PM Would any one know which takes the longest time to bring temperature of fridge freezer to the required level before starting a journey after laying idle for a few days, gas or electric or is there very little difference, just curious. I assume you are referring to mains electricity, and not 12V, as you would need to have the engine running for the 12V supply to the fridge to operate. Generally absorption fridges are more efficient on gas. But whether that increased efficiency reads through to reduced time to reach the set temperature I do not know. It seems possible that it might, but unless getting a 230V supply to the van is difficult, I would think it would generally be more convenient - even if a little slower. But I doubt there is a significant time difference between the two. The fridge handbook should give some indication of how long the fridge would need to reach its set temperature - but at this time of year I doubt either would take very long! :-) Time will inevitably vary on the size of the fridge relative to the power of its cooling mechanism, but I've found around 12 hours generally sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Before a trip? There is only one answer, use Mains power and save your gas. Mains is finite, gas comes in small bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlygriff Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Thanks for the replies. Yes I do use EHU overnight before any journey, which is the norm for me I was just CURIOUS would gas bring the fridge/freezer up to required temp as quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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