Residential refrigerator upgrade
We have a 8 cu.ft Dometic refrigerator . DW does not like it!!! We are thinking of a 10 cuft Magic Chef or a Frigidaire. I have measured and the change looks pretty simple. I currently have a 1000 ...
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We are thinking of the same thing. We want to change to a larger unit (swap our 6 cu ft for the 10.1 cu ft Magic Chef). Our door opening is 24 1/4” so we can’t fit anything larger than the 10 cubic foot ones in there.
If you are looking at the Magic Chef model HMDR1000BE, the specs say it needs a 15 amp circuit. I haven’t been able to find the actual run/start current draw yet but if it truly needs 15 amps, you need at least an 1800 watt inverter. And I’ve read that most of the newer residential models require a pure sine wave. The manual to this states that it is not designed to be used on an inverter.
They also state that this model only works when the ambient temp is 50 to 85 degrees F so it won’t work outside of those temps when on the inverter.
We are going to use ours mostly to stay in FL for 4 months each year, so running on 12 volts or outside the temp range is not important for us.
If you are looking at the Magic Chef model HMDR1000BE, the specs say it needs a 15 amp circuit. I haven’t been able to find the actual run/start current draw yet but if it truly needs 15 amps, you need at least an 1800 watt inverter. And I’ve read that most of the newer residential models require a pure sine wave. The manual to this states that it is not designed to be used on an inverter.
They also state that this model only works when the ambient temp is 50 to 85 degrees F so it won’t work outside of those temps when on the inverter.
We are going to use ours mostly to stay in FL for 4 months each year, so running on 12 volts or outside the temp range is not important for us.
