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LynnsABCs Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2004 Posts: 95 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:27 pm Post subject: Convert Westy Fridge to 1 lb Propane bottle? |
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Can you Convert Westy Fridge to 1 lb Propane bottle like you can the stove? _________________ LynnsABCs
Knoxville, Tn
1990 Vanagon Westy
1961 Porsche 356 B Notchback Coupe
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7468 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Convert Westy Frig to 1 lb Freon bottle? |
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LynnsABCs wrote: |
Can you Convert Westy Frig to 1 lb Freon bottle like you can the stove? |
I'm assuming that you mean propane, not freon. If that's the question then the answer is yes, you'd just plumb the 1lb propane bottle to the fridge propane line. I don't know how long out would last, perhaps a few days? The Westy three gallon tank holds about 12 lbs of propane +\-. _________________ - Jim
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Steve Arndt Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2005 Posts: 1780 Location: Boise, Idaho
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xoo00oox Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2010 Posts: 2672 Location: East Nassau, NY
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Convert Westy Fridge to 1 lb Propane bottle? |
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The Westy Dometic fridge will only run for about 12 hours on a propane bottle. The modern 12v refrigerators are much more efficient. |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Convert Westy Fridge to 1 lb Propane bottle? |
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With my adapter rig, doped and tightened, Winston's Dometic and stove ran for two days on a 'double' canister with propane to spare. YMMV, I suppose.
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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izzydog Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 665
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Convert Westy Fridge to 1 lb Propane bottle? |
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I had a local propane company make me a short "rescue" hose for connecting 1lb bottles. It's long enough when attached, to let a 1lb propane bottle lay on the ground next to the van. I think it cost me around $15. (I call it a "rescue" hose because it rescued my breakfast one time when I ran out of propane right in the middle of cooking breakfast.)
The large fitting connects to the 1lb bottle and the small fitting connects to a "T" that is plumbed into the system BEFORE the van's propane regulator (2nd photo)The square thing in the middle of the photo is the plug that lives in the t-fitting when the rescue hose is not in use. I don't remember what size the small fitting on the hose is, but when you go to the propane place and ask them for a t-fitting that will fit "in-line" on your van, you can also have them match the t-fitting female port to the male fitting on the rescue hose.
Hope that all makes sense.
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