House Refrigerator VS RV Refrigerator
Been looking at new 5th wheel trailers about half coming with house refrigerator (110 volt only) and the other half coming with large RV refrigerator (propane, 110 volt). Not sure if going with a h...
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I use a rake that is older than me but that doesn't mean it's the best rake or even adequate. I get it, though. Absorption fridges can and do last a good while.
Mits22 has his measurement units mixed up. Devices draw amps, not amp hours. Amp hours is a measurement of draw over time. FWIW, my dorm fridge draws 80 watts, it runs on a 1/4 duty cycle. It uses 40-60AH//day. I don't need 400 AH of capacity to run it, especially with 235 W of solar. Larger compressor fridges are about the same.
I can certainly understand folks keeping their propane fired units while they work but if I had one, if it broke, I'd replace with a compressor unit before replacing the cooling unit.
Valhalla, if you run your catering business, don't you use lights and other electrical devices? An additional 80-100 watts of generator draw wouldn't seem like a deal-killer to me.
Mits22 has his measurement units mixed up. Devices draw amps, not amp hours. Amp hours is a measurement of draw over time. FWIW, my dorm fridge draws 80 watts, it runs on a 1/4 duty cycle. It uses 40-60AH//day. I don't need 400 AH of capacity to run it, especially with 235 W of solar. Larger compressor fridges are about the same.
I can certainly understand folks keeping their propane fired units while they work but if I had one, if it broke, I'd replace with a compressor unit before replacing the cooling unit.
Valhalla, if you run your catering business, don't you use lights and other electrical devices? An additional 80-100 watts of generator draw wouldn't seem like a deal-killer to me.
