Getting Rid of a Residential Refrigerator
I want to move up from Class C to Class A but, from what I am reading, one would want to avoid a residential refrigerator like the plague. I love the Norcold in my Jayco Melbourne; it is a marvel of ...
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Hi Doug,
I resent having to add ARP protection to my fridge. What's worse is I don't really know if it does work.
I resent a cool down time of 6 hours with zero cycling from an ambient temperature of 20 c (68 f).
I resent the lack of a cooling fan in the "chimney"
I resent having to add freeze protection for winter time.
I resent the 2:3 duty cycle that causes an absorption fridge to use nearly 6 kwh per day.
I resent that the Norcold in my former 1987 class c appears to work better and has MUCH more storage capacity than my 2004 Dometic unit.
I resent that the 12 volt setting on the Dometic is pretty much of a joke (though it draws the same amperage as the 120 volt AC mode). There is one caveat to that statement. 12 volt works well--when I'm plugged into shore power and it is being "fed" 13.2 volts. But--why the heck would I do that?
I resent having to be nearly perfectly level when I stop in a parking lot for 15 minutes.
The only thing I gain from the Dometic is the ability to burn propane (at my expense) instead of using power from the battery bank/alternator/solar.
The OP's cost for moving from residential to absorption are going to be high. If he can special order from the factory, that would be the best solution.
It may be more economical by far for him to add enough solar to cover running the fridge.
I resent having to add ARP protection to my fridge. What's worse is I don't really know if it does work.
I resent a cool down time of 6 hours with zero cycling from an ambient temperature of 20 c (68 f).
I resent the lack of a cooling fan in the "chimney"
I resent having to add freeze protection for winter time.
I resent the 2:3 duty cycle that causes an absorption fridge to use nearly 6 kwh per day.
I resent that the Norcold in my former 1987 class c appears to work better and has MUCH more storage capacity than my 2004 Dometic unit.
I resent that the 12 volt setting on the Dometic is pretty much of a joke (though it draws the same amperage as the 120 volt AC mode). There is one caveat to that statement. 12 volt works well--when I'm plugged into shore power and it is being "fed" 13.2 volts. But--why the heck would I do that?
I resent having to be nearly perfectly level when I stop in a parking lot for 15 minutes.
The only thing I gain from the Dometic is the ability to burn propane (at my expense) instead of using power from the battery bank/alternator/solar.
The OP's cost for moving from residential to absorption are going to be high. If he can special order from the factory, that would be the best solution.
It may be more economical by far for him to add enough solar to cover running the fridge.
