Residential Fridge Batteries - How many??
Just purchased a new 2017 MH with a residential fridge. Fridge is running off 1800 watt inverter and two six volt batteries. Will two batteries suffice or should I add a couple more?
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Ranger Smith wrote:Just because your current unit can't spit out error codes means nothing.et2 wrote:edatlanta wrote:
I just don't see the need for a residential refrigerator in an RV. Let me see, bigger battery bank at $100+ per battery (and they don't last forever if they are run down too much/too often), inverter or bigger inverter required, all to have harder ice cream? Doesn't make sense to me, but to each his own.
My Norcold keeps the freezer in the 7-8 degree range and I'm happy with that.
Until you run out of propane. Or plan to go off the grid. Especially in a MH, not like you can pull the tank out and go get fuel when needed. Someone with a solar power never has to worry about powering their fridge ( or other stuff too). Not to mention a generator start up to top them off. We've owned many of the traditional ( norcold) and they are minimal at best in size and capability. Always had a issue with every one of them.
It's not all about having harder ice cream. There is a very distinct benefit over a propane fridge. You have to buy fuel to power yours, that cost money too.
Not to mention the fire hazards with those NoCold refrigerators. I'll stick with my residential any day. No issues with error codes or bandaid recalls.
Since my OEM 1200 now won't get below the high 30's, I had a choice. What I went with is a new rear cooling unit charged with Helium. The testing shows it gets colder and performs better in hotter climates than the Ammonia units, and it's inert.
I have plenty of battery, solar, AGS, etc., but wasn't interested in the idle current of a 2000W inverter on 24/7. That's not insignificant when dry camping 99.9% of the time and trying to stay off the generator.
