Residential type refrigerator

I just finished taking out a NOCold 1200 propane/electric RV refer and installing a 21 CuFt home unit which I posted here. We boondock often... usually 5 days at a time so it's taken me several years to finally decide to switch

To power it, I created a separate system by adding four AGM batteries (500 AH) and a separate transfer switch, a 1000W PSW Inverter, and a separate 100 Amp charger getting it's 120V power from the block heater outlet in the engine area.

I just finished a test run on battery power and at the start with 13.2V my inverter was drawing 7.5 Amps as the battery voltage dropped the amps increased to 8.3 at 12.4 V. At one point the amps jumped up to 22 and I'm wondering what's going wrong:h ... it was heating the ice tray to harvest the ice. :B
Even figuring a 75% duty cycle (18 hours run time) that's aprox 144 AH/day so almost two days before needing to recharge this battery bank.

GMandJM wrote:
Yes, residential refrigerators do not run on propane. They require an electric source - shore power, battery or generator.

You didn't say you were actually considering purchasing a Thor Palazzo, so I'll refrain from stating an opinion on that. ;)

LOL
Yeah we just started looking at all manufactures online the last couple of weeks. Just starting to research each one and I have crossed one off my list. They do have a nice floorplan though.

So these are actually refrigerators that would go into a stick and brick house. I thought they were just using some fancy worded selling point.

This is the "new thing"..... a residential fridge .. It runs on electric only. no problem if plugged in and when not it runs off the inverter via the batteries . when you get a new model it will have increase batteries to power that inverter longer. In many cases it will run a day or so before the batteries need charging. Thats why a Generator is on the coach. couple hours in the am and a hour or two at night. Benefits? New resi friges are energy Misers.. and a" real" cold refrigerator and freezer! problems? you must run the generator or have substantial solar if off grid more than a day.
It seems, Most people never boondock more than overnight (well within the batteries range ) so Most Manufactures have gone to the resi fridg on larger coaches and it seems most folks are happier!
I too will let you search Thor and palazzo for even more interesting reading.

Yes, residential refrigerators do not run on propane. They require an electric source - shore power, battery or generator.

You didn't say you were actually considering purchasing a Thor Palazzo, so I'll refrain from stating an opinion on that. ;)

Might check out Thor's reputation before you purchase

Residential fridges use compressors.......120V AC powered only
Residential fridge is the same one you would buy and use in your house.

RV Absorption fridges use thermodynamics.....120V AC heat element or Propane heat.

Residential refer on LP? really?