Residential Fridges

OP, since you have a 5er it would require at least two more batteries an a inverter if you do not already have one. Samsung refers do well on a MSW inverter because the compressors are DC, not AC like most. I added four more batteries, a separate PSW inverter, another transfer switch, and a 100 amp charger as we boondock often. This system will run the refer for two days before needing to charge the batteries... longer than the rest of the MH electric needs.

Here are 200 posts in the last year on this subject and my DIY install here.

We put one in our Fleetwood Expedition about 6 months ago. The extra space inside it and actually having cold beer are really nice. We dry camp at NASCAR races and run 2 fans all night long with the refrigerator and have never had a problem.

No problems at all. Coaches equipped with a residential fridge are also equipped with large battery banks and a sufficient sized inverter. We have stopped and shopped/explored for several hours without any battery draining problems. The fridges take very little amperage as long as you don't open the doors. I will never have another coach without one.

Ron

Five years three months, with our residential fridge

We have a residential refrigerator for more than a year, now. We would not want to go back to the absorption type.

We dry camp frequently, usually weekends (3 days) for dog agility trials. Twice this past July, we were off grid for 5 days, in the Rockies. We had no problem with the refrigerator.

We have 6 agm 12-volt house batteries and a 2800-watt inverter.

We do use our generator, usually a couple hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the evening. One time in each of the 5-day periods mentioned above we did not run the generator in the morning because we were in a hurry to leave for a day trip.

Tom