Inverter with residential refrigerator
I have recently purchased my first class A. A 2001 Monaco Night DP. The previous owners installed a residential refrigerator. My questions are ones that I know has been discussed before. But I am s...
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pianotuna wrote:
No smaller than 1500 watts pure sine wave, with a 'quality' inverter/charger.
Go all the way ! Get an inverter/charger/transfer switch. No worries about turning the inverter on and off. Much easier to wire and you can get rid of the converter. Just wire the DC fuse panel directly to the battery bank.
pianotuna wrote:
You might consider turning the inverter off overnight once the fridge is not going to be opened, until morning.
But if you do not open the refrigerator all night, how much does energy does it really consume ?
The other big question, is this RV going to be used for boondocking on a regular basis or only occasionally. If only occasionally (like Walmart camping on the way to a destination), then a DC-DC charging system would also be a good investment so that the tow vehicle can properly recharge the house battery bank.
