I find that the fridge will run for 2-3 weeks on 1 tank. That allows for
warm weather and cooking with the stove some every day too.

Mark

Chris DeLong wrote:
>
> Good stuff here. Now I have a q related to this. How long can one run the
> fridge on high with a full tank before they run out? Hours? Days? I havent
> hooked up my propane yet and have been surviving on battery power. The
> batteries dont seem to last very long; only about 8 hours before they get
> low without the engine running. I would really like it to last longer. I
> feel that my mechanical R12 fridge would last longer than the Dometic unit
> on the same batteries. Any ideas?
>