1000 watt inverters

Aka the breeze wrote:
I may be looking to buy a new fifth wheel and not sure about converters... If a trailer has a residential fridge and an inverter... once you un plug from shore power , they should kick in ?? What about other outlets..... Or is the inverter tied into just that one outlet???

Edited on stupidity..... I kept typing converter..... Sorry gang

The inverter will not "kick in" unless so arranged. You can have an inverter that has a remote (or not remoted) on/off switch that turns it on when you want 120v and you are not on shore power or generator.

Yes, a 1000w inverter(MSW or PSW) will be big enough to run a 120v fridge. How much it draws from the battery bank doing that "depends" but it is quite a lot, so you need a big battery bank and a way to recharge that to keep up. EG typical would be four batteries and some solar plus run the gen/converter for an hour or so every morning to stay even.

The "kick in" part depends on the switching arrangements you have. Also whether the inverter is in an "inverter/charger" and has an internal switch for the 120v, never mind the possible separate switch for the shore power/generator if the rig has a built in gen.

Been several threads about various ways to wire it all up, so you have to describe the situation in more detail to get the right answer.