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Almot
Oct 14, 2014Explorer III
horton333 wrote:
The power numbers are pretty interesting, you may be convincing me to do the same as it likely also is going to work better as a fridge too.
My fridge is gone, like $1,000 to fix. I have been using one of those 12 Volt coolers when dry camping while 'I figure it out'.
You better measure the cabinet. In trailers it's more difficult than in 5-ers. My cabinet with 6cf propane fridge, for example, has inside W=23.5", D=25", which is few inches less than that Wirlpool. The height is also a problem, with converter under the fridge.
Those energy numbers are interesting. It doesn't happen very often that manufacturer can beat their own specs by such a margin. I'm not questioning the OP, it's just that all the previous res frig users reported the numbers more-less in line with the specs, i.e. 90-100 AH a day. Maybe something big happened in the industry. Those boxes are getting more efficient as time goes by.
Coolers are terrible things. They draw few times more, per cu.ft, than normal fridges. Portable top-loading 12V fridges like Engel are more efficient but the cost is prohibitive.
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