Residence refrigerator

I have a residential refrigerator in mine. I installed a inverter to run the refrigerator while traveling. Two hybrid 12V marine batteries will run refrigerator about 12 hours. That usually covers most travel times where I vacation. For those trips that require more hours, I have a small inverter generator in the bed of my truck.

If its already at temperature, along with what you stuff in it, it should hold acceptable temps for at least 2 days if you dont open the door.

Yes I have BUT it was in a NoNold refer. Very little temp drop in a residential refer if you keep the doors closed. Did your 2012 5er not come with an inverter to power it? My 21 cuft requires 9 amps DC to power it when running less than half the time. Don’t you have a battery charging wire from your truck?

Funny you should mention that. We just recently replaced our Dometic with a Magic Chef 10.1 cu ft residential one. The instructions say to not run it on any kind of inverter. I did a test last week by turning the refrigerator off to see how long it would stay cold. When I turned it off at 12:21pm, the freezer was at 9 degrees and the refrigerator was at 38. When I checked it 4 hrs later the temps were at 42 and 55 degrees. The refrigerator was totally empty so I plan to put frozen ice packs in there and retest today.

neschultz wrote:
Funny you should mention that. We just recently replaced our Dometic with a Magic Chef 10.1 cu ft residential one. The instructions say to not run it on any kind of inverter. I did a test last week by turning the refrigerator off to see how long it would stay cold. When I turned it off at 12:21pm, the freezer was at 9 degrees and the refrigerator was at 38. When I checked it 4 hrs later the temps were at 42 and 55 degrees. The refrigerator was totally empty so I plan to put frozen ice packs in there and retest today.

We are in the process of replacing our Dometic 8 cu.f.t with a Frigidaire 10 cu ft. I also read in the Magic Chef manual about don't install in RV and don't use a inverter. The Frigidaire forgot to state that in their manual. We will be using the 1000/2000 watt modified sine wave inverter in our trailer that has been running a small 4.3 cu.ft. refer for about three years .

Ralph Cramden wrote:
If its already at temperature, along with what you stuff in it, it should hold acceptable temps for at least 2 days if you dont open the door.

NO ! Well if you are Camping in COLD weather maybe.

Have a KitchenAid full size Residential frig. It's ran by two 6v batteries and a 1,000 watt inverter. Stays at 0 and 38 no problem no matter how long I tow.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:
If its already at temperature, along with what you stuff in it, it should hold acceptable temps for at least 2 days if you dont open the door.

NO ! Well if you are Camping in COLD weather maybe.

Ya we are good for a all day drive, about 8 hours,2 golf cart batteries next year.

3ares wrote:
Has anyone ever tried using a residence refrigerator? If so have you used dry ice for cooling while traveling?

Thanks and happy camping

Lots of people are doing so. Just need to have proper batteries and an inverter to do so. Note, some fridges have restrictions on using in RVs or powering from an inverter. Likely will void warranty, so check carefully. Also, be =very= careful on sizes as some might require removing an entire slide, or a window, to do the swap. Others can fit through the main door, but will likely require removal of the fridge door(s), usually an easy job. You might also have to modify the cabinetry around the fridge, too.

Lyle

I have a residential Whirlpool and I can go from NE Pennsylvania to Key West with the fridge staying on with my 2 Lifeline-group 31 AGM's and 1000 watt pure wave sine inverter..