Residential refrigerator
How well do residential refrigerators work in motorhomes? Is being level as critical? Are they more efficient in hot weather? What do you see as the good OR NOT so good points? We've focused on...
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WDW.BWV wrote:
WOW what great responses! You have confirmed with my suspicions were about which decision to make. Thank you!
Have any of you installed solar panels on the roof of your vehicle in order to supplement your batteries? If so where did you have it done and what am I looking at in terms of cost or needs?
Some use an energy audit form to estimate how much power the may use. I prefer using a rule of thumb method of 100 watts of solar for each 100 amp hour of storage capacity of the battery bank.
I installed the PV system myself. 645 watts of solar, supporting a 580 amp hour battery bank.
The cost of solar panels has dropped considerably over the years with some priced at less than $1.00/watt.
I too am a convert to a residential refrigerator and prefer it over an absorption unit and we boondock 90% of the time.
