Generator use while driving

OP, congrats on your 2013 Fleetwood 40x DP. Your inverter runs off your 6 batteries that are charged by the engines alternator when going down the road... hence the "almost" free power. We cook in a crook pot when on the road and I've tried running my Norcold 1200 off the inverter, but it does not like (will not work) of the MSW power. About the only time I turn my inverter off is when we leave the coach when boondocking. On your inverter control panel there is a on/off position.

No need to run the generator for the fridge. The alternator provides more than enough power to charge the battery bank while the fridge is on inverter. Residential fridges don't use near as much power as people think. Put two or three 160 watt solar panels on the roof and forget about it. You already have the inverter and battery pack.

our fridge is on inverter 24/7 stopped or moving
it does switch to genset when the genset is running

when traveling the alternator and Solar are more than enough to supply power to the inverter for the fridge

the fridge uses only 9~10 amps DC, aka 1amp 120v to run, approx 100w running

RFCN2 wrote:
Why do you need to run the overhead air when driving? Don't you have OTR (over the road ) air? And no you do not /should not need to run your genny when driving for the fridge. The main motor alternator should keep the batts charged. Mine does.

Many motorhomes, unlike your Country Coach, have dash air units that will not keep up with the demand of cooling a coach, let alone even the cockpit area.

et2 wrote:
I use our generator on our new MH while driving to run the overhead air. If the air isn't needed, do those who have a residential fridge still run their generator to keep your house batteries up? We have 6 golf cart batteries, any thoughts on how long it will power the fridge?

I just run my inverter when running down the road. It's pretty much free power...

Why do you need to run the overhead air when driving? Don't you have OTR (over the road ) air? And no you do not /should not need to run your genny when driving for the fridge. The main motor alternator should keep the batts charged. Mine does.

We run it off the inverter but it will suck the battery bank down quickly when you stop so turn it off.

et2 wrote:
I use our generator on our new MH while driving to run the overhead air. If the air isn't needed, do those who have a residential fridge still run their generator to keep your house batteries up? We have 6 golf cart batteries, any thoughts on how long it will power the fridge?

We don't run our generator or frig when we are traveling. If we are going a long distance for 6-8 hours in a day I may turn it on gas when we stop for a longer lunch break (1/2 hr or so) otherwise it's off until we get there. Have not had a need for air other than dash air as we haven't traveled during extreme (over 80) heat.

I never run my fridge between trips and never have had a fridge temp problem! As long as your fridge seal is tight it will hold temp! I took my coach up to a friends house last weekend in Port Townsend, I had the fridge shut off for 2 days, when I got back home none of the ice melted in the freezer part of the fridge, I never opened the fridge or freezer in two days. ( I had one bottle of water in the fridge and it was still cool when I got home).