Residential Fridge battery run time
I know there are variables involved here on the manufacturer of the fridge, battery etc... But for those of you that have one assuming the standard group 27 battery the dealer gives you - how long can...
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pianotuna wrote:JimK-NY wrote:
Re-charging the battery bank would take a great many hours of generator run time. A large residential refrigerator is not practical unless you plan on hook ups at all times.
Unless you add sufficient solar--in which case the costs for generator can be ignored.
That would not work well either. I see you live in Regina at about 50 degrees north latitude. At this time of year a roof mounted 100 watt solar panel would put out a maximum of about 40 AH/day. For Ron's example of a 160 AH refrigerator, it would take 4 panels to break even assuming absolutely no clouds, no shade. It would probably take closer to 8 panels just to keep that refrigerator going in normal use.
