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22 TAB 320 CS-S 3 way Fridge

DaveS
DaveS Member Posts: 9
in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Has anybody tried installing a 3 way Fridge on the 320 CS-S in the rear? Was there easy access to the propane line? How did it perform? What model did you use? Size etc. Thanks. 
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,745
    My understanding is that it’s impossible to properly vent a propane fridge in a clamshell. Why do you want to do this? What’s the problem you’re trying to solve?
    San Francisco Bay Area
    2013 CS-S us@gi
    2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
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  • DaveS
    DaveS Member Posts: 9
    Well it seems propane is less draw on the batteries, We have a 22 320 CS-S Boondock but no Lithium (Yet) Until I get it better set up to run longer on a 12 volts. I do have Bluetti 200 watt solar panels but for some reason I don't see an external plug to plug the panel in. We almost never go to campgrounds so I need to keep an eye on the batteries. The fridge that comes in the clamshell is almost a laugh for how much it will hold. We do have a 12V ARB 72 qt fridge that we keep in the Jeep with a Bluetti power station.
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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,061
    Especially since you already have a very efficient ARB cooler, do the lithium upgrade instead of the propane/3 way route.  No regrets.  You can hook up an external 12 V port to plug in the ARB.  Is it a Norcold or newer 12 V frig in the galley?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
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  • Cherokee
    Cherokee Member Posts: 346
    You are right about a 3-way on propane when boondocking not drawing much from the batteries. But fortunately, a lithium upgrade is much cheaper then it used to be. And that upgrade would be much cheaper then rebuilding a CS for a 3-way. You can connect solar cells directly to your battery (s)    
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,745
    DaveS said:
    Well it seems propane is less draw on the batteries, We have a 22 320 CS-S Boondock but no Lithium (Yet) Until I get it better set up to run longer on a 12 volts. I do have Bluetti 200 watt solar panels but for some reason I don't see an external plug to plug the panel in. We almost never go to campgrounds so I need to keep an eye on the batteries. The fridge that comes in the clamshell is almost a laugh for how much it will hold. We do have a 12V ARB 72 qt fridge that we keep in the Jeep with a Bluetti power station.
    Buying 100aH lithium battery would be much, much cheaper than buying and retrofitting a 3way fridge, if it was possible to safely install a 3way (I'm pretty sure that it's not). You can also add a controller for your 200w solar panel. 

    But if you already have a 72qt ARB + a Bluetti power station + 200w Bluetti panel I would just use the ARB for keeping food cool and skip the T@B fridge altogether. 
    San Francisco Bay Area
    2013 CS-S us@gi
    2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
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