Question regarding residential refrigerators
We are tossing around the idea of ditching our toy hauler and going the traditional 5th wheel route. Some of the 5th wheels we are interested in only seem to be offered with residential refrigerators...
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I haven't had an RV refrigerator in years.
My 5er has a 10.8cu.ft. residential fridge. I power it with a 300 watt solar setup feeding two GC-2's in series and a 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter. I have a Honda inverter generator for backup. The solar is not always enough to keep up.
We have developed a routine of starting the generator to run the coffee maker, toaster and hair dryer as well as getting a headache start on bulk charge on the batteries. About 45-60 minutes each morning. That keeps me happy (coffee), my wife happy (hair dryer) and the refrigerator happy:)
My new rig has enough solar to run everything as long as we have good sun. The generator is for cloudy weather.
I LOVE the space we get with the residential refrigerator. I will never go back.
Another bonus. I my refrigerator dies I can find one in stock at most any Home Depot or Best Buy for $300-$400.
My 5er has a 10.8cu.ft. residential fridge. I power it with a 300 watt solar setup feeding two GC-2's in series and a 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter. I have a Honda inverter generator for backup. The solar is not always enough to keep up.
We have developed a routine of starting the generator to run the coffee maker, toaster and hair dryer as well as getting a headache start on bulk charge on the batteries. About 45-60 minutes each morning. That keeps me happy (coffee), my wife happy (hair dryer) and the refrigerator happy:)
My new rig has enough solar to run everything as long as we have good sun. The generator is for cloudy weather.
I LOVE the space we get with the residential refrigerator. I will never go back.
Another bonus. I my refrigerator dies I can find one in stock at most any Home Depot or Best Buy for $300-$400.
