Traveling with residential fridge
We will hopefully be taking delivery of our new Class A motorhome in the next couple of weeks. The motorhome has a residential fridge. I am assuming that the inverter will keep the fridge running wh...
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georgelesley wrote:time2roll wrote:Two Jayhawks wrote:Depends on how the RV is set up.time2roll wrote:We are not big off grid campers but I have friends with residential units that claim it's not very interesting at all. Curious what your take would be.
You should have no issues in transit. Camping off-grid is when it gets interesting.
Certainly a residential fridge will draw more from the battery than a propane/absorption fridge.
We have a inverter and the refrig is not wired to run off the inverter Check with the dealer to see if yours is so wired and the inverter is sized accordingly. Assume nothing verify everything.
George, Unless I'm reading wrong, I don't see where a 2014 Sunova ever was offered with a residential refrigerator. I see an 8 cf absorbtion standard, 10 cf and 12 cf as options, but all absorbtion type. There would be no reason for those to run off the inverter, because they already have the capability to operate on 12v/gas.
