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Mar 06, 2016

Refrigerator on the Road

I'm working today so I can't read my instruction manual right now. But I was just wondering about something with my fridge.

Like so many others, the new Vengeance has the big refrigerator with inverter. When the camper is at home, it will stay plugged into shore power pretty much all the time. But next week, we're taking it on its initial trip to Ocean Lakes. Right now, the camper is plugged in and the fridge is plenty cold.

Ocean Lakes is no more than four hours away. But is it OK to run the fridge off the battery for those hours on the road? Is the shaking while running going to be a concern? I assume the power will be just fine because the fridge will already be cold and the truck will keep the batteries up.

Is this the norm or a bad idea?

17 Replies

  • Yes. Its the residential fridge. A nice feature these days.

    I'm almost positive my 7-pin supplies power to the batteries. I'll double check but I think I installed that fuse awhile back. I have two 12V batteries on the Vengeance so they should be good with the truck's help.

    My only real concern is the batteries so low at the campground, there won't be enough to level. Thanks.
  • Yeah, I think the OP is referring to a residential fridge. We have one in our fifth wheel, it will run off the batteries for a good long time (more than a day) and yes, we have the fridge running while driving down the road. We've had this trailer for two years now and NO issues with the fridge.

    Hope this helps.

    Dan
  • Crazy Ray wrote:
    How about putting it on GAS


    Since he said he had the big refrigerator, I think he has the residential refrigerator option if I've read the spec sheet correctly?

    Bil
  • Crazy Ray wrote:
    How about putting in on GAS
    I think his refrigerator is a 110 volt AC residential and runs off shore power or the inverter?
  • Yes, run it through the inverter as normal. The batteries will charge off the TV.
  • If it had a heavy duty 12V charging line from the truck, it would probably carry the load. Do you know how many amps the refer uses?
    How many batteries do you have?

    Bill

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