Residentail refrigerators in motorhomes
Thinking of replacing our old Dometic refer with a 10 cf residential refrigerator and was wondering if anyone out there has experienced any problems with theirs due the bumping and shaking that occurs...
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My electrical math may not be accurate and I may be messing up, but the RF197 18 cubic foot model has a 3 amp max per hour. My EMS says it's using 2 amps an hour when running. A poster on another site said he tested his RF197 and it actually used somewhere around 1.8 amps an hour when running. Keep in mind that the 3 amp max is probably the compressors kicking on and the ice maker running all at the same time.
If it's using 2 amps per hour and it runs 50% of the time, that would be 100 amps a day. If two 100 watt solar panels are added, they may reasonably give you 5 amps times 8 hours a day, times two panels, for 80 amps. So on a good sunny day and not a lot of opening the refer, it could be a wash.
Someone correct me if my math is off. I agree the 24 cubic foot would draw more, but I believe their usage rating may be high.
If it's using 2 amps per hour and it runs 50% of the time, that would be 100 amps a day. If two 100 watt solar panels are added, they may reasonably give you 5 amps times 8 hours a day, times two panels, for 80 amps. So on a good sunny day and not a lot of opening the refer, it could be a wash.
Someone correct me if my math is off. I agree the 24 cubic foot would draw more, but I believe their usage rating may be high.
