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B92F
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Jun 10, 2020

Advantage of residential refrig?

We currently have a gas/electric refrig in our 5th wheel. We are in the process of trading to a newer unit and the one we are looking at has a residential refrig running thru an inverter. What are the advantages, disadvantages of the residential over the gas/electric types?

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  • “Residential not likely to start a fire.”

    Never witnessed an RV fire due fridge.
  • Nothing wrong as long as you stationary most of the time, seasonal or full time in one or two ares. My RV stays power up all the time & refer stays cold. It will auto change to gas when it looses power. I do not have to depend on a bank of batteries to keep it powered up. It's also used for added refer space at home when having guests.
  • As mentioned, res cools down quicker, get things colder, but they are a battery power eating machine. You will want/need additional battery capacity and a way to charge them if you plan to stay where there is no power.
  • The res refrigerator cools dow in a couple of hours compared to 24 hrs for the rv fridge.

    Residential not likely to start a fire.

    Would not trade for my residential.
  • Thanks for the quick reply. I have no idea why doing a search is never the first thing I think of, and it should be. :)