Inverter usage while underway
Greetings to all. This may or may not be a tough question. I am presently considering the purchase of an inverter to keep my reefer running while underway. I have a single 12v deep cycle battery. ...
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OP While I've run with propane on for 30 years - regarding Method #4.
To me it's a very poor setup, but will work. An outside plug - really? seriously? You're suppose to dangle your cord outside while you drive? And if you do you'll need a water resistant type of cover. Now you have a whole house inverter - any number of appliances will overload it. YES YOU WILL LEAVE IT ON OR TURN ONE ON so carry extra fuses.
Much Much better to install the inverter with a ATS to direct either the 120V shore power/gen (default) or the inverter output to the refer. This may take some AC rewiring but that should be easy.
To me it's a very poor setup, but will work. An outside plug - really? seriously? You're suppose to dangle your cord outside while you drive? And if you do you'll need a water resistant type of cover. Now you have a whole house inverter - any number of appliances will overload it. YES YOU WILL LEAVE IT ON OR TURN ONE ON so carry extra fuses.
Much Much better to install the inverter with a ATS to direct either the 120V shore power/gen (default) or the inverter output to the refer. This may take some AC rewiring but that should be easy.
