Replacing a Norcold fridge
Has anyone replaced their Norcold fridge with a residential type? If so what are some things that need to be considered or upgraded first?
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jayarsenault wrote:
Has anyone replaced their Norcold fridge with a residential type? If so what are some things that need to be considered or upgraded first?
Yep. Common upgrade. some of the things to consider are,
1, If you don't already have one consider adding a 1000 watt inverter so you can run the fridge on the road. I recommend a sine wave inverter just from the efficiency point of view but others have succesfully done it on modified sine wave unit.
2. If you intend to dry camp consider adding 400 to 500 watts of solar to offset the fridge usage. In bad weather you will need an alternate source of power and a robust battery charge which you may already have.
3. Consider adding additional battery capacity. This may or not be necessary depending on what your camping style is.
For what its worth I don't know anyone that doesn't wish they did the upgrade years ago.
Happy trails.
