Trev what about winter when there is very little solar. I do, but as I said it’s horses for courses. That’s the fridges job and keeping the inside of the van cool while travelling in Australia is not really possible most of the year.We really need the fridge to perform like the fridge in our house. The fridge will run 24hrs on the batts,so over night using lights and loo flush will be no prob,move next day and batts will be charges again. A residential fridge can make high pitch noises like that from a faulty compressor. It is based on our experiences with the fridges in the three caravans that we have travelled in over the 12 months prior to building ours and the 20+ year old The major advantage of a 3-way fridge is the absolute convenience of 3 different power sources.The later model 3-ways have an automatic feature as well. What brand is your fridge?We can’t comment on the new 3-way fridges. Is that wrong? One worked fine on gas but was hopeless on 12v and average on 240v. It’s the opposite, a compressor fridge will use much more 12v than a 3 way. Any info gratefully received. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. We are super happy with ours so far.Great article, I have a 3 way fridge and the cooling unit at the back has been replaced twice (by manufacturer) and each time the fridge can’t handle Australian summer, for me a 60 L cooler worked better with ice.We will let you know what we think of ours when we get it.

We have both travelled in trucks and cars with compressor fridges for many years and the noise from the compressor has never worried either of us.So what do we have to change in the van to successfully run a compressor fridge and what brand do we buy? My understanding is 3 way fridges do not operate properly on 12v and it’s only meant to try and keep cool while travelling and should run on gas to best effect. If you select the auto mode your fridge will determine the best power source. Another was average on 12v but hopeless on gas and 240v.We need the fridge to be a fridge all the time. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. So, have now stripped out the gas pipework and am planning buying a new DC/AC fridge to replace. But the fridge is not cooling down like it did avg around +3c to +5c at best but could rise in hot weather The replacement cost is around £1,800 + I am aware that absorption fridges are best for caravan, but as we always use site with electric could I not just replace with a compressor kitchen type? My understanding is 3 way fridges do not operate properly on 12v and it’s only meant to try and keep cool while travelling and should run on gas to best effect.

One worked fine on gas but was hopeless on 12v and average on 240v.

We looked at what the other major van manufacturers were running and listened to what other travellers and dealers recommended.So to power our two fridges we have well over 400ah of battery storage and about 720w of solar panels if they are all in the sun. But the only way we can get close is with a compressor fridge in the van.The only real issue that we can see is the “compressor noise” at night time. I realise that this is not really possible as the fridge in our house has the best operating conditions for it to operate in.

(Currys have brand new around the £300. Being an absorption fridge (no compressor) they are very quiet as well.The biggest problem with the fridges that we had was the inconsistencies of the fridges between power sources.

This article is our opinion only, but explains why we chose a Compressor Caravan Fridge. Even the manual tells us to;At no time were these fridges over filled or had the cooling fins crowded. They may have improved and it would have to be a very big improvement to convince us to switch from a 2-way.

A “2-way fridge” usually refers to an absorption RV refrigerator that can run off of AC Power and LP gas. Last but not least, the Danfoss compressor refrigerator … You must log in or register to reply here. As Fisherman says, it’s up to personal preference with neither being better for everyone. Being an absorption fridge (no compressor) they are very quiet as well.

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