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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Hum, guess I will chime in because Palazzo came up. As far as the residential fridge goes, I absolutely love it. After having 3 RV's without a residential fridge, I would never go back. To one's post about the length of time a residential fridge can go on batteries and an inverter, I think common sense here has to prevail. The length of time I have gone on batteries and generator so far have been 5 days.
Keep in mind, you are running a compressor motor that runs on an inverter. Inevitably that will run your batteries down. Keeping the fridge closed and turning to a higher temp setting will most certainly extend that time. While those can complain that only 1 or 2 days are achievable on batteries alone they are probably correct. I for one will not take that chance, that is what a generator is for. I successfully can theoretically go as long as I want on batteries, so long as I charge them each day. I accomplish this by running the generator a maximum of 1 hour per day.
Where the common sense part comes in is keeping a check on your battery voltage. That is what the display status on your inverter/charging center is for. Use it and enjoy your residential fridge while disconnected from shore power.
Keep in mind, you are running a compressor motor that runs on an inverter. Inevitably that will run your batteries down. Keeping the fridge closed and turning to a higher temp setting will most certainly extend that time. While those can complain that only 1 or 2 days are achievable on batteries alone they are probably correct. I for one will not take that chance, that is what a generator is for. I successfully can theoretically go as long as I want on batteries, so long as I charge them each day. I accomplish this by running the generator a maximum of 1 hour per day.
Where the common sense part comes in is keeping a check on your battery voltage. That is what the display status on your inverter/charging center is for. Use it and enjoy your residential fridge while disconnected from shore power.
