Resi Fridge draining batteries, please help.
Hello, Brand new Fifth Wheel owner, Just purchased a 2018 Forest River Arctic Wolf. We took our first trip last week and had a blast. Only "issue" we have is that we decided to get the residential f...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
What make and model is the fridge?
What make and model is the inverter?
Turn off auto defrost.
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Cool down the fridge before starting the trip.
Beef up the charging system.magnusson wrote:
Only "issue" we have is that we decided to get the residential fridge(Even though 90% of our camping will be boon docking/Dry) and the stock 2 24dc 85ah 12 volt batteries that I think are wired in parallel only powered our 1000 watt inverter/fridge for about 3 hours.
I would add to pre-cool all your food and drinks, too. Even to the point of freezing some things, then putting them in the fridge to thaw. Personally, I have a couple dozen freeze packs that I've acquired over the years, and I put them in my fridge and freezer as soon as I turn it on.
Lyle
