EverChill Refrigerator
I know that there has been discussions about 12 volt fridges on here before. But, has anyone had any experience with these EverChill 12 volt fridges ?? I heard a person saying that one of the popular ...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The folks saying RV makers are going to abandon Absorption fridges. A technology that's older than my Grandfather.. Way older and grandpa was a refrigeration engineer (Maternal side he died before I was born by about a month) I think those folks are talking through their hat as once was said.
They are, however, offering electric as an option.
Kind of like Ford offered any color you want as long as it's black.
We bought a trailer last fall and almost no absorption fridges available.
Not 100% sold yet on durability but so far no issues with 6 months. They did include what they refer to as a "juice pack" but it's a little underbuilt. It's a 50w solar panel, 10amp controller and a single battery. They recommend turning the thermostat down when boondocking to reduce amp-hrs used. Eventually, we will get a portable solar panel to supplement along with a 2nd battery.
The pros is for the same space, it has around 30% more interior space. Also, it cools much quicker when you load it up.
