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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The new 18cf Norcold with ice maker draws:
6.61 Amps cooling on 110VAC or
3.41 Amps cooling on 12VDC with gas
? - unknown idle
A 20' French residential fridge:
7.2 Amps 110VAC startup only
<3 Amps 110VAC compressor running
<1.5 Amps 110VAC defrosting
<0.2 Amps idle
On 110V, the residential is going to be more efficient. On gas, these newer large capacity absorbtion fridges tax your batteries quite a bit. They pull down your 12v about the same as headlights. I've had our old 8 ft dometic run several days on a single battery back in the day.
6.61 Amps cooling on 110VAC or
3.41 Amps cooling on 12VDC with gas
? - unknown idle
A 20' French residential fridge:
7.2 Amps 110VAC startup only
<3 Amps 110VAC compressor running
<1.5 Amps 110VAC defrosting
<0.2 Amps idle
On 110V, the residential is going to be more efficient. On gas, these newer large capacity absorbtion fridges tax your batteries quite a bit. They pull down your 12v about the same as headlights. I've had our old 8 ft dometic run several days on a single battery back in the day.
