Residential Refrigerator – Good or avoid?
OK, we are on the hunt for a 5er’ to not only facilitate a relocation but we are planning on getting back into RV travel and adventure. We are looking at some used units, including several Lifestyle ...
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dodge guy wrote:
A good solar system will take care of a residential fridge when you don’t have electric hookups. Once they are up to operating temp they require very minimal energy to operate.
Last time I quickly looked around, modest fridges at Home Depot were around 1 kWh/day or a little less per the Energy Star labels. That's not a lot of power all things considered, but it's perhaps a bit more than very minimal energy too. It's certainly not beyond the reach of a decent but not extravagant solar setup assuming you are camping in an area where solar power is a reasonable option. (Solar power when out in the woods doesn't work quite so effectively!)
My Dometic RV fridge has so far worked pretty much flawlessly. Plenty of people have had good experiences with residential fridges. Both systems can work out fine, or not do well at all if improperly/poorly installed and set up.
